Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 59,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health organization is seeking a Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join their multi-disciplinary team. This part-time role (22.5 hours) involves providing high-quality psychological assessments and interventions for children and young people facing complex mental health issues. Applicants must be registered with HCPC, with a preference for those who are BABCP accredited or trained in EMDR. The position supports flexible working arrangements and encourages a diverse pool of candidates.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for career development

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist.
• BABCP accreditation and/or EMDR training is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist interventions for children and young people.
• Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments and formulate care plans.
• Supervise and support assistant psychologists.
• Develop risk management plans for complex needs.

Skills

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

Complex needs assessment

Clinical supervision

Advocacy

Risk assessments

Education

Registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with HCPC

Job description

Overview

The Children and Young People's (CYPS) Directorate in Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the well-established multi-disciplinary North West Community Team for Children and Young People. The CYPS Community Teams are part of Mindworks Surrey, an alliance of NHS, national and local voluntary sector organisations providing mental health services to children in Surrey using the THRIVE approach. The North West Community Team is based in Chertsey; the post requires some travel to other bases in Surrey according to the needs of children and young people. The post-holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-quality, specialist interventions for children and young people experiencing complex, chronic and/or severe mental health difficulties.

The post is a permanent part time (22.5 hours) position.

Responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care.
• To maintain high standards of care in all areas of practice in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Trust Policies and Procedures.
• To act within the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act (2005).
• To be aware of and implement Safeguarding Adult and Child Protection Policies, Procedures and legislation.
• To carry out comprehensive psychological and cognitive assessments and formulation, plan implement and evaluate delivery of psychology interventions and consultations to support people with specific and complex needs.
• To actively involve people in developing and agreeing their own care plan, to act as an advocate and ensure that there is proper regard for their dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences.
• To work creatively to adapt verbal and written communication to meet the needs of people who use our services.
• To undertake comprehensive risk assessments and develop effective risk management plans for people with complex needs.
• To establish and maintain effective partnerships and relationships with colleagues, other agencies, people who use services and their carers and support staff.
• To conduct and lead on clinical audit, quality assurance and research, maintaining current knowledge of research findings and development within specific care group.
• To develop and provide a range of specialist teaching/training packages which can be delivered to a range of multi-disciplinary audiences.
• To positively contribute to divisional and team developments in relation to all aspects of psychology practice.
• To lead on the supervision and Individual Performance Review/Appraisal of assistant psychologists as required.
• To contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols and care pathways.
• To contribute to initiatives to ensure that the diverse needs of people within the care group are addressed within local services and future developments.
• To act as practice assessor/supervisor/teacher in teaching, facilitating and supporting pre-registration students and junior personnel and to participate in the audit of educational placements.
• To research national best practice and enable services to benchmark practice against nationally recognised standards - in partnership with people who use our services and their carers.
• Assist in appropriate staff recruitment and induction and contribute to the wider strategic plans regarding psychology recruitment.
• To provide highly-specialist psychological assessments, including using psychometric tools.
• To provide evidence-based psychological interventions and be highly skilled in the use of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and at least one other psychological therapy.
• Provide high-quality clinical supervision to psychology professionals.
• Provide expert consultation to the multi-disciplinary team and other services.

Qualifications & Competencies

Applications are invited from qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologists registered with the HCPC. Being BABCP accredited and/or trained in EMDR will be an advantage.

Equal Opportunity

We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with under‑represented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

Flexible Working

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we encourage you to discuss flexible working arrangements, including job share, part‑time or other flexible patterns.

About the Trust

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.