DBT Specialist Psychologist for Complex Needs

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is expanding its specialist DBT psychology team. We are recruiting two full-time and one part-time Clinical/Counselling Psychologists to join a growing service serving Surrey and North-East Hampshire.

The post involves assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating needs with two roles covering full-time capacity and one part-time position, supported by supervision and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services.
• Mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
• Promote a psychological perspective within teams and share with colleagues
• Work collaboratively with team managers/Clinical leads on developing and delivering effective services
• Lead on complex and challenging cases and develop expertise within area of specialism
• Participate in recruitment and staff selection processes

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services.
• 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
• The postholder will be expected to work flexibly within the service
• To lead on complex and challenging cases and develop expertise within area of specialism
• Participating in the recruitment and selection of staff

Job description

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is expanding its specialist DBT psychology team. We are recruiting two full-time and one part-time Clinical/Counselling Psychologists to join a growing service serving Surrey and North-East Hampshire.

The post involves assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating needs with two roles covering full-time capacity and one part-time position, supported by supervision and development opportunities.