Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Slough is seeking an experienced 8B Psychologist Lead for its Critical Care Rehabilitation Service. This leadership position demands strong clinical psychology expertise and a commitment to supporting a dynamic MDT. You will guide the rehabilitation journey for adult critical care survivors and manage a clinical psychologist. The role offers excellent CPD opportunities and aims to enhance psychological health services within the community.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Access to CPD training

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Ambition and drive to lead and manage teams.
• Experience in critical care environments is preferred.
• Ability to engage in quality initiatives and CPD.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the 8A Clinical Psychologist.
• Develop psychology services across acute sites.
• Engage in MDT decision-making and supportive care.

Skills

Leadership skills

Team collaboration

Clinical psychology expertise

Trauma-informed care

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Overview

Come and join our thriving network of psychologists at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our Critical Care Rehabilitation and Follow-up Service (CCRFS) is looking for an 8B Psychologist Lead (0.53 WTE) to join their highly specialist and motivated MDT at their Wexham Park Hospital site in Slough. The vacancy has arisen due to the promotion of the current postholder. You will work closely with the CCRFS Lead for both our acute sites to further develop psychology and contribute to quality initiatives. Our dynamic CCRFS team includes nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy & Intensivists. Psychology is a highly valued resource. There are exciting opportunities to work within inpatient and outpatient settings, MDT complex decision-making, embedding trauma-informed care, and supporting colleagues working in a challenging environment.

SABP and FHFT have an established partnership in the provision of clinical health psychology services across Frimley ICS. You will join a dynamic team of practitioner psychologists working across specialties offering a supportive team environment and CPD opportunities. You will be managed by one of the co-leads (Consultant Clinical Psychologist).

Leadership and role context

The post would suit someone with ambition, drive, and strong team skills. This is a leadership position, with managerial and supervisory responsibilities for our 8A Clinical Psychologist working at our Frimley Park Critical Care site. Our CCRFS has recently been awarded an cOutstandingc CQC rating and is a national leader within the field of critical care recovery, guiding the rehabilitation journey of adult critical care survivors from hospital to the community.

Development and networks

We prioritise career development and encourage participation in leadership and quality improvement programmes across the system. We are connected into the wider SABP Clinical Health Psychology network, which consists of a community health psychology service and specialist applied psychology in neighbouring acute hospitals. We are affiliated with the University of Surrey PsychD course, offering placements for trainees across the programme, and accessing CPD such as supervisor training.

About Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We provide support to a population of 1.3 million across 140 services.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.