Reflective Practice (RSR) Lead

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Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ, UK

Full time

£64,156 - £71,148 per year

Job summary

We are looking for a new Reflective Practice Lead to join the Staff Support team at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. This post offers the opportunity to develop, co-ordinate and ensure the systematic provision of reflective practice to all staff using the Trust's RSR (Reflect, Support, Resolve) Model. The post holder will lead on the reflective practice workstream, with some input into our other Staff Support projects (including Schwartz Rounds, Critical Incident Staff Support and Team Support Plans). We are seeking a candidate who can effectively engage stakeholders and lead projects at an organisation-wide level.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate must have exceptional organisational skills and demonstrable ability to run multiple projects simultaneously and at scale, delivering both on target and on time. They must be skilled in designing and delivering training, providing consultation and reflective practice. The candidatemust be hard working and able to take initiative whilst holding strong 'team-player' values. Experience working in staff support, awareness of the impact of trauma on healthcare staff, narrative or systemic therapy training and project management experience are highly desirable. The post holder will also have management experience and leadership skills.

Please see job description for the particular requirements of this role.

About us

Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy (Corp P&P) oversees the standards of psychology and psychotherapy inSLaM. It has strong links to other disciplines and services. The governance of the provision, assessment and delivery of psychological interventions within the trust for both patients and staff are held under Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy. As a department we are made up of skilled staff members from Psychology and Nursing backgrounds with lots of different expertise.

Within Corp P&P we have a programme of projects which are working to address both local and national priorities through workforce, quality improvement and service development projects. Using a project management approach the work loosely falls under three workstreams, Staff Support, Psychological Workforce and Enabling Service Improvement. Examples of recent projects include; developing psychologically based approaches in acute and crisis care, developing and implementing staff support initiatives, including the Trusts Critical Incident Staff Support (CISS) service, work in Global Mental Health and developing workforce initiatives for aspiring and qualified psychologists and psychotherapists (e.g training events; diversifying the workforce).

Details

Date posted

19 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£64,156 to £71,148 a year per annum Incl. of HCAs pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

334-CLI-7551697

Job locations

Maudsley Hospital and locations across the Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 8RZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To develop, co-ordinate and ensure the systematic provision of Reflective Practice (RSR-Reflect, Support, Resolve) to all staff from within Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy, and personally provide highly specialist clinical input.
To lead on the Reflective Practice workstream and input into a range of projects (including Schwartz Rounds, Critical Incident Staff Support, Team Wellbeing Support Plans, Rest & Recharge Hubs) from within corporate psychology and psychotherapy, and available to staff of all disciplines across the organization.
To co-create and initiate further developments in line with the evolving multidisciplinary staff support strategy within the organization.
To proactively seek out opportunities to increase awareness around the Staff Support offer and recruit new members to the Staff Support Community of Practice.
To ensure that access to staff support reaches most marginalised and at risk groups and to enable staff from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe work environment.
To receive training, clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as lead specialist for reflective practice.
To provide training, clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as lead specialist in Reflective Practice. To ensure regular training, CPD, conference and supervision events for the Staff Support Community of Practice.
To ensure there are sufficient Reflective Practice facilitators trained at all times to meet the need within the Trust.
To provide governance, oversight and leadership of the RSR (Reflect, support, resolve) workstream within staff support
To ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support of multidisciplinary staff within our reflective community of practice.
To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved
To undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.
To work as an autonomous professional within appropriate professional guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC/RMHN/BACP/UKCP guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To develop, co-ordinate and ensure the systematic provision of Reflective Practice (RSR-Reflect, Support, Resolve) to all staff from within Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy, and personally provide highly specialist clinical input.
To lead on the Reflective Practice workstream and input into a range of projects (including Schwartz Rounds, Critical Incident Staff Support, Team Wellbeing Support Plans, Rest & Recharge Hubs) from within corporate psychology and psychotherapy, and available to staff of all disciplines across the organization.
To co-create and initiate further developments in line with the evolving multidisciplinary staff support strategy within the organization.
To proactively seek out opportunities to increase awareness around the Staff Support offer and recruit new members to the Staff Support Community of Practice.
To ensure that access to staff support reaches most marginalised and at risk groups and to enable staff from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe work environment.
To receive training, clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as lead specialist for reflective practice.
To provide training, clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as lead specialist in Reflective Practice. To ensure regular training, CPD, conference and supervision events for the Staff Support Community of Practice.
To ensure there are sufficient Reflective Practice facilitators trained at all times to meet the need within the Trust.
To provide governance, oversight and leadership of the RSR (Reflect, support, resolve) workstream within staff support
To ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support of multidisciplinary staff within our reflective community of practice.
To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved
To undertake service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.
To work as an autonomous professional within appropriate professional guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC/RMHN/BACP/UKCP guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

oEntry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (Professional Doctorate or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration (A/I) oRegistered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). (A/I) OR oEntry-level qualification in Psychotherapy Masters degree (plus supervised practice) that has been accepted by the (BACP/UKCP) for purposes of professional registration. (A/I) oRegistered with the (BACP/UKCP) as Psychotherapist. (A/I) OR oEntry-level qualification in Creative Arts Therapy (Masters degree in the modality of Art Therapy, Music Therapy or Drama Therapy). (A/I) oRegistered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). (A/I)
oAdditional training in at least one area of Staff Support, Systemic/Narrative practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma. (A/I/R)

Desirable

oPrince2 Project Management
oQualification in Systemic Psychotherapy

Experience

Essential

Experience of undertaking leadership roles
Experience of providing teaching and training to a variety of professional groups
Experience of one or more of the staff support projects approaches or similar
Experience of managing multiple projects/projects at scale

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of theoretical models of wellbeing, burnout and secondary traumatisation in healthcare staff and teams

Skills

Essential

Skills in providing teaching, training and consultation to other professional groups

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

oEntry-level qualification in Applied Psychology (Professional Doctorate or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration (A/I) oRegistered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). (A/I) OR oEntry-level qualification in Psychotherapy Masters degree (plus supervised practice) that has been accepted by the (BACP/UKCP) for purposes of professional registration. (A/I) oRegistered with the (BACP/UKCP) as Psychotherapist. (A/I) OR oEntry-level qualification in Creative Arts Therapy (Masters degree in the modality of Art Therapy, Music Therapy or Drama Therapy). (A/I) oRegistered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). (A/I)
oAdditional training in at least one area of Staff Support, Systemic/Narrative practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma. (A/I/R)

Desirable

oPrince2 Project Management
oQualification in Systemic Psychotherapy

Experience

Essential

Experience of undertaking leadership roles
Experience of providing teaching and training to a variety of professional groups
Experience of one or more of the staff support projects approaches or similar
Experience of managing multiple projects/projects at scale

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of theoretical models of wellbeing, burnout and secondary traumatisation in healthcare staff and teams

Skills

Essential

Skills in providing teaching, training and consultation to other professional groups

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley Hospital and locations across the Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 8RZ

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley Hospital and locations across the Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 8RZ

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Salary range

£64,156 - £71,148 per year