Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Frimley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Free parking

Health and wellbeing support

Staff networks

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Surrey Heath invites applications for a Band 8a Senior Practitioner Psychologist. The role focuses on specialist assessment, formulation and interventions for people with complex mental health needs in community services.

You will provide clinical leadership, supervise assistant and trainee psychologists, and contribute to service development, quality improvement and research to improve equity of access to psychological services.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or equivalent.
• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist.
• Driving licence for community work (if applicable).

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for people with complex mental health needs across community services.
• Provide psychological leadership, consultation and expert advice to multidisciplinary teams, promoting trauma-informed and psychologically informed practice.
• Undertake complex risk assessments and care planning with service users, carers and partner agencies to support integrated care pathways.
• Supervise, mentor and train assistant psychologists, trainees, junior psychological workforce and multidisciplinary staff.
• Lead and contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and research to improve accessibility, effectiveness and equity of psychological services.

Skills

Clinical psychology

Leadership/Supervision

Trauma-informed practice

Risk assessment

Education

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Tools

HCPC registration

Community mental health work

Job description

A Band 8a senior practitioner psychologist post within the Complex Needs Service Line of the Surrey Heath Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people with complex mental health needs, alongside clinical leadership and supervision of assistant and trainee psychologists. Supervision comes from the place-based Lead Principal Psychologist, with consultant psychologist support. HCPC registration, a doctorate and a driving licence for community work are essential.

What the job involves

• Deliver specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for people with complex mental health needs across community services
• Provide psychological leadership, consultation and expert advice to multidisciplinary teams, promoting trauma-informed and psychologically informed practice
• Undertake complex risk assessments and care planning with service users, carers and partner agencies to support integrated care pathways
• Supervise, mentor and train assistant psychologists, trainees, junior psychological workforce and multidisciplinary staff
• Lead and contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and research to improve the accessibility, effectiveness and equity of psychological services

What’s required

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or equivalent
• Clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees, or completion within 6 months of starting in post

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist

Experience

• Working with people across the life span with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles
• Experience across systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic psychological models
• Demonstrable post-registration clinical experience and competency in this care group
• Contributing to clinical practice, service development or project work
• Supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists
• Demonstrable interest or skill in a relevant specialist area

Checks & eligibility

• Valid driving licence and unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times, including community-based work (subject to reasonable adjustments)

What’s offered

• Flexible working
• Free parking
• Excellent health and wellbeing support
• Wide range of staff networks
• Opportunities to develop and progress