Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/DBT Therapist (B7)

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is expanding its specialist DBT service across Surrey and North East Hampshire. We seek a Band 7 Psychologist or DBT Therapist to assess, plan and evaluate psychological needs, mentor staff, and contribute to service development across the Trust.

You will work with multidisciplinary colleagues, receive supervision and professional development, and help shape a high-quality DBT provision that improves outcomes for people with complex emotional

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) interventions.
• Experience mentoring, supervising and teaching staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of service users.
• Mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.
• Promote a psychological perspective within teams and across colleagues.
• Collaborate with Clinical leads on service development and delivery of effective services.
• Contribute to specific service development projects.
• Be flexible in working within the service.

Skills

DBT therapy

Education

Registered psychologist

Job description

Are you passionate about transforming lives and delivering specialist psychological interventions to people with complex emotional needs? Our specialist Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Service has been establish for over 10 years. Recognising the significant benefits to people who access DBT, we are significantly increasing the team’s resources, so that it can have a greater impact across the Surrey and North-East Hampshire area. Due to expansion and service growth, we are expanding our team and are looking for a Band 7 Psychologists or DBT Therapist to cover Trust wide.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a specialist service with over 10 years of DBT expertise.
• Help shape and develop an expanding service with ambitious plans for the future.
• Work alongside skilled, experienced and supportive multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Access regular supervision, consultation and excellent professional development opportunities.
• Make a genuine difference to the lives and opportunities of people with complex emotional needs.

Come and Grow With Us

This is an exciting time to join a thriving service that values innovation, clinical excellence and teamwork. If you're looking for a role where you can use your expertise to make a real and lasting impact, while being part of a supportive and ambitious team, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us and help shape the future of DBT provision across Surrey and North East Hampshire.

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services.
• To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
• Promote a psychological perspective both within teams and sharing with other colleagues
• Work collaboratively with team managers/ Clinical leads in the development and delivering of effective services
• Supporting specific service development projects
• The postholder will be expected to work flexibly within the service.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

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.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Louise Ennew Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist Email address: [e-mail]