Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting two Psychologists at Band 8a to join our Adult Neighbourhood Community Mental Health Services across Surrey. The roles sit within community neighbourhood teams and support delivery of integrated, person-centred care, clinical pathways and evidence-based interventions.

We are transforming our services to improve access and outcomes for local communities, with opportunities for professional development, supervision and working

Job description

Shape the Future of Community Mental Health

Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust is undergoing an exciting transformation of community mental health services to develop integrated neighbourhood mental health teams. We are committed to providing robust clinical pathways and ensuring that people using our services have timely access to high quality, evidence-based psychological interventions. To support delivery of our clinical pathways we are investing in a range of psychological roles. We are recruiting to two Psychologists posts Band 8a to join our Adult Neighbourhood Community Mental Health Services across Surrey.

About The Role

These roles will sit within and in some cases work across our new community neighbourhood teams, supporting the delivery of integrated, person-centred care.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a major transformation programme shaping the future of community mental health
• Work within innovative, multidisciplinary neighbourhood teams
• Access professional development opportunities and supervision
• Contribute to improving access and outcomes for local communities

As a Trust we pride our-selves on our innovative and collaborative approach to providing the highest quality, person-centred care: As part of our transition to a neighbourhood model of care, we are developing integrated clinical pathways across primary, secondary care and crisis and emergency service. Our pathways embody strong partnership working with a wide range of statutory and VCSE providers and people with lived experience. This role is key in ensuring therapies pathways are high quality, effective and accessible across the adult age range, and that psychosocial interventions are embedded in wider service delivery.

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.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lynsey Hart Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: [e-mail]