# Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist

**Company**: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £75,328 to £86,114 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

This post is for an 8b SLaM AVATAR therapy Training Lead for a new Wellcome funded study, AVATAR-RWE (Real World Evidence).

The successful candidate will work as part of an NHS implementation study of AVATAR therapy, a blended digital intervention for distressing voices in psychosis.

Having tested efficacy in rigorous randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and with replication emerging from independent research groups, our focus is on national and international implementation of AVATAR therapy.

In March 2024 AVATAR therapy received a NICE-Early Value Assessment recommendation for deployment in the NHS for the purpose of real-world evidence generation.

**Main duties of the job**

The post holder will:

- Lead on training and supervision of therapists in SLaM.

- Supervise the Assistant Psychologist, to support data collection to a high standard, in line with study protocols.

- Oversee reporting and transfer of research data to project leads, in line with research governance approvals.

- Support the optimisation of AVATAR therapy software and training resources.

- Support the KCL-based Researchers in development of study materials.

- The post holder may be asked to contribute to training and supervision beyond SLaM (i.e. other trusts/ clinical settings) to support the wider roll-out of AVATAR therapy.

The post holder will support Dr Tom Ward and Dr Clem Edwards in the delivery of these aims. The job purpose will focus on leadership in the training and supervision of AVATAR therapy delivered within SLaM alongside the real-world data collection.

**Person Specification**

**Qualifications**

- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, or equivalent, and HCPC registered.

**Experience**

- Post qualification experience of working in adult mental health services with people with psychosis.

**Knowledge**

- Knowledge, experience and interest in AVATAR or relevant relational therapies for psychosis (A/I).

- Knowledge and skills in CBT for psychosis.

- Knowledge and skills in supervision and training of other mental health professionals.

## Skills

### Required
- AVATAR therapy
- CBT for psychosis
- supervision and training
- mental health services

### Nice to have
- Post-qualification Postgraduate Diploma in CBT for psychosis/Severe Mental Illness (SMI)
- Training and experience in AVATAR therapy delivery and supervision

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