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Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapist


Company : South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust


Location : London, England


Created : 2025-08-26


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological TherapistJoin to apply for thePractitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapistrole atSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological TherapistJoin to apply for thePractitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapistrole atSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. We are looking to appoint a Psychologist / Psychological Therapist to work with High Frequency attenders / those at risk of frequent in patient admissions at the Guys and St Thomas Emergency Department (ED) as part of our Liaison Psychiatry and psychological therapy services in Lambeth.The post holder will work with a small High Frequency Attenders multidisciplinary team. They will do brief crisis and care planning psychological work with patients, their carers and families and liaise with inpatient and community Mental Health Teams in Lambeth. Teams work with working age adults with complex mental health needs. The team often meets on Wednesdays.The postholder will offer evidence based assessment and brief interventions in group and individual formats.The post holder will work with a small High Frequency Attenders multidisciplinary team. They will provide direct and indirect work. Indirect work will include support, consultation and liaison with ED, and with in patient and community MH teams. Direct work will be will be to do one off or brief crisis and care planning psychological work with patients, their carers and families. They will regularly assess and use psychological therapy formulations and psychologically informed care and risk management plans to adults with severe and complex mental health needs. They will review existing care and risk plans.They may also provide clinical supervision and consultancy and contributing to teaching and research activity. This post provides a link psychology & psychotherapy role within the Lambeth services and is based within the liaison psychiatry team.Line management is through the Psychiatric liaison manager : Nyasha KajawuOur Values: We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do.About the location: The posts will be based at Guys or St Thomas Hospital, London.Career progression: We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. South London & Maudsley NHS Trust is a large Trust with a range of career as well as training and development opportunities.Flexible working: We are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working during Monday – Friday at the interview stage. This post wold require working in the hospital.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: John Manley Job title: Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Lambeth Email address: @slam.nhs.ukLine manager Nyasha Seniority levelSeniority level Mid-Senior level Employment typeEmployment type Full-time Job functionJob function Health Care Provider Industries Mental Health Care Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust by 2x Get notified about new Psychologist jobs inLondon, England, United Kingdom . 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