Psychotherapist, Practitioner Psychologist & Psychological Therapist
Psychotherapist, Practitioner Psychologist & Psychological Therapist role at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you passionate about promoting psychological approaches to care? Do you have a genuine interest in improving the quality of life of people with dementia and their carers? Do you want to join a dementia pathway where 95% of patients and carers rate their experience as good or very good?
We have two posts available in our dementia pathway for a specialist and highly specialist psychologist or psychological therapist. These posts will play a key role in strengthening our interventions for behaviours that challenge (behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, BPSD) and ensuring that all service users and carers on the pathway are offered a range of psychological approaches tailored to their needs. Both posts benefit from strong clinical and professional support and we will seek to provide training opportunities for successful candidates who are enthusiastic and keen to develop their skills.
This post is a band 7 post which will work across the Care Home Intervention and Community Mental Health Teams in Lambeth and Southwark. You may also be interested in applying for a band 8a post (see separate ad) which will work across the Care Home Intervention and Community Mental health Teams in Croydon, also supporting service development in these pathways.
The post holder will provide specialist skills to their respective Care Home Intervention multi-disciplinary team, supporting the implementation of an evidence-based approach to understanding and addressing BPSD. They will undertake clinical work in care homes in the respective boroughs, supporting assessment and formulation of the needs of care home residents referred to the team and working collaboratively with care home staff to implement and evaluate care plans. This will include support with training and upskilling of care home staff, and systemic approaches to improving the quality of care for care home residents.
In the CMHTs the postholder will lead and support the care pathway that describes a stepped approach to understanding and addressing BPSD for people living in their own homes. This will include skill development across the wider MDT, as well as consultation and direct work on more complex presentations. The post will include supervision responsibilities for more junior psychological practitioners.
The CHIT and CMHTs are operational Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm, although some flexibility around working hours can be offered. Onsite working and community visits are required for this role.
The care home intervention teams work with people over the age of 65 (or those with younger onset dementia) who are resident in care homes and display challenging behaviour in the context of dementia or other mental health difficulties. The teams operate on the understanding that behaviour can be understood and that this understanding informs care planning and practice, including the use of psychosocial interventions.
The Community Mental Health Teams for Older Adults work with people over 65 with mental health problems, including those with dementia. Approximately 35% of the team’s caseloads are people with BPSD, where there is often risk to self or others, risk of care arrangements breaking down, or other factors which make care arrangements more complex.
Team locations:
Lambeth and Southwark CHIT: 5 Streatham Common South, SW16 3BT
Lambeth CMHT: Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, SE5 8AZ
Southwark CMHT: 63-65 Denmark Hill, SE5 8RS
All team locations are easily accessible via public transport; driving is not essential for this role.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Dr Alice Mills
Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Email: alice.mills@slam.nhs.uk
Also
Ros Tuerk
Clinical Service Lead, Older Adults Community
Email: rosalyn.tuerk@slam.nhs.uk
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Mental Health Care
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