Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Sabp; Frimley; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Free parking

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Practitioner Psychologist (Band 8a) for the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Frimley. You will deliver advanced psychological assessments and interventions within a complex needs framework, while providing clinical leadership to the MDT and supervising junior staff.

The role emphasizes trauma-informed, person-centred care and involvement in service development, audits and research to improve equity and

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and eligibility to practice in the UK.
• Experience delivering psychological services in community mental health settings.
• Experience supervising junior staff and trainees.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist psychological assessment, formulation and interventions for complex mental health needs in community services.
• Provide psychological leadership, consultation and expert advice to multidisciplinary teams.
• Undertake complex risk assessments and care planning with service users, carers and partners.
• Supervise, mentor and train assistant psychologists, trainees and multidisciplinary staff.
• Lead service development, quality improvement, audits and research initiatives.

Skills

Clinical psychology

Counselling psychology

Mental health assessment

Trauma-informed practice

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

HCPC registration

Job description

Lead Practitioner Psychologist (Band 8a)

Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams (Complex Needs Service Line)

This is an exciting time to join Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as we continue to transform adult community mental health services through our innovative Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams. We are seeking experienced and compassionate Clinical or Counselling Psychologists who are passionate about delivering high-quality psychological care and shaping the future of community mental health services.

We are recruiting into an 8a Senior Practitioner Psychologist post within the Complex Needs Service Line for the Surrey Heath Neighbourhood Mental Health Team based in Frimley (Theta House).

This is a senior role for Clinical or Counselling Psychologists who are motivated to drive service development, champion psychologically informed care, and support multidisciplinary teams to deliver outstanding outcomes for people experiencing complex mental health difficulties.

This post will be supported and supervised by the respective place-based Lead Principal Psychologist with additional support of the locality Consultant Psychologist.

As a senior psychological professional within your Neighbourhood Team, you will be responsible for delivering specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for individuals with complex mental health needs, while also providing clinical leadership, consultation, supervision, teaching, service development, audit and research activities. The role requires working with multidisciplinary teams, service users and carers to ensure person-centred, trauma-informed and evidence-based care while contributing to ongoing improvement and development of psychological services.

• Deliver specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for individuals 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, working collaboratively 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, contributing to workforce development and professional standards.
• Lead and contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and research initiatives to enhance accessibility, effectiveness and equity of psychological services.

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.

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