Clinical Associates in Psychology - London, United Kingdom - South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Across South London and the Maudsley NHS Trust we have been developing new ways of bringing together health and social care professionals with our Voluntary sector and local communities to support people with severe mental health problems, including complex emotional needs associated with a diagnosis of 'personality disorder' and disordered eating.

A key feature of our approach has been the development of a care offer delivered by staff from multiple partner organisations within the footprint of a Primary Care Network to deliver what really matters to people who need mental health support in that neighbourhood.

This emerging model of care is flexible to people's changing needs, with people 'stepping up' and 'stepping down' levels of support and intervention according to the complexity of their needs.

The post holder will provide psychological interventions to the Primary Care Networks Mental Health Services.

In particular, those with complex mental health problems, focusing on strength and assets to help people with what matters most to them.

The post holder will work with people who use our services to develop a shared understanding of the complex issues the person is facing, how they cope and the impact this has on their mental, physical health and well-being and those around them (psychological assessment and formulation).

Under supervision they will explore social, psychological, therapies and other potential options which may improve health outcomes and help them achieve agreed goals.

Service users seen by the post holder will include those who have experienced high levels of distress and complex mental health difficulties and risks.

The broad purpose of CAPs is to provide high quality, evidence based psychological interventions for service users with complex presentations on a 'trans-diagnostic' basis.

These are informed by psychological formulations derived from specialist psychological measurement and assessment tools co-produced with service users. CAPs can work with populations across the lifespan from different backgrounds and cultures. Individual

The post holder would be expected to work closely with experts-by-experience, local communities, Community and Voluntary and Social Enterprises, to co-produce and co-develop services.

In addition, the post-holder will participate in the delivery of audit and service improvement projects leading to the continuous enhancement and quality improvement of clinical practice.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust(SLaM) provides the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol.

We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.

There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness.

Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations:
care and treatment, science and research, and training.

By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care.

You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field.

SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels.

In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.

CAP work is informed by problem-specific treatment protocols but based on formulation, the interventions would be much more bespoke and focused on overcoming barriers to service users' goals.

CAPs will be responsible for providing psychological assessment and interventions within their scope of practice across a range of service settings, such as in the community or in hospital, and including individual or group settings.

CAPs would work with service users individually/ social networks in addition to working with MDT colleagues and staff from partner services.

CAPs would provide relatively short-term goal focused coping & self-management interventions derived from a co-produced psychological formulation of the barriers faced by service users to achieving their goals.

The post holder would be expected to work closely with experts-by-experience, local communities, Community and Voluntary and Social Enterprises, to co-produce and co-develop services.

The post holder will primarily be involved in partnership working, liaising with various stakeholders in the system, e.g. GPs, primary and secondary care mental health services, colleges and universities, and the 3rd sector. The post holder will also be involved in raising the awareness of the complexity of the heal