Job summary
Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or
BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist
Full-time vacancy at Community Mental Health
Recovery Service (CMHRS). 0.8wte or 30 hours per week at Woking CMHRS and 0.2wte or 7.5 hours per week at Runnymede and
Spelthorne CMHRS
We have a vacancy for
full-time band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or BABCP Accredited CBT
Therapist based primarily at Woking CMHRS with one day at Runnymede and
Spelthorne CMHRS.
Location: The post is based in
Woking for four days a week and at Chertsey one day a week.
We welcome soon to be
qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologists (who are within 3 to 6 months of
being eligible for HCPC registration) to apply for this post or a BABCP
accredited CBT therapist with a core professional qualification.
If you enjoy working in a friendly
multi-disciplinary team and with service users with a range of clinical
presentations, then this could be the job for you. We offer regular supervision
and CPD events. You will have opportunities to regularly connect with
psychologists working in the North West locality of our Trust.
The person will be working closely
with other psychologists in the team and with multi-disciplinary team members
and other teams, such as, the Home Treatment Teams and Inpatient services.
Main duties of the job
To assess, plan, implement
and evaluate the psychological needs of people
using our services
To supervise and teach unqualified staff including students
Promoting a psychological perspective both within
teams and sharing with other colleagues
To support team managers/ Clinical leads in the
development and delivering of effective services
The postholder will be expected to work flexibly
within the service
About us
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
also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in
Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
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.
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 withing easy
reach.
For
international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Job description
Job responsibilities
My job makes better lives by promoting health and independence for people who use our services and their carers/support staff by delivering high quality psychology assessments, formulation, interventions and consultation and providing supervision and guidance to assistant psychologists and others as required.
Job Overview: To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services
· To supervise and teach unqualified staff including students
· Promoting a psychological perspective both within teams and sharing with other colleagues
· To support team managers/ Clinical leads in the development and delivering of effective services
· The postholder will be expected to work flexibly within the service
key responsibilities
· To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care. To maintain high standards of care in all areas of practice in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Trust Policies and Procedures. To act within the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act (2005). To be aware of and implement Safeguarding Adult and Child Protection Policies, Procedures and legislation.
· To carry out comprehensive psychological and cognitive assessments and formulation, plan implement and evaluate delivery of psychology interventions and consultations to support people with specific needs.
· To actively involve people in developing and agreeing their own care plan, to act as an advocate and ensure that there is proper regard for their dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences.
· To work creatively to adapt verbal and written communication to meet the needs of people who use our services
· To undertake comprehensive risk assessments and develop effective risk management plans.
· To establish and maintain effective partnerships and relationships with colleagues, other agencies, people who use services and their carers and support staff.
· To contribute to conducting clinical audit, quality assurance and research, maintaining current knowledge of research findings and development within specific care group
· To contribute to developing and providing a range of specialist teaching/training packages which can be delivered to a range of multi-disciplinary audiences.
· To positively contribute to divisional and team developments in relation to all aspects of psychology practice.
· To contribute to the supervision and Individual Performance Review/Appraisal of assistant psychologists as required.
· To contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols and care pathways.
· To contribute to initiatives to ensure that the diverse needs of people within the care group are addressed within local services and future developments.
Additional Responsibilities Working Age Adults(WAA)
· To practice within a Positive Behaviour Support and trauma informed care framework.
Job description
Job responsibilities
My job makes better lives by promoting health and independence for people who use our services and their carers/support staff by delivering high quality psychology assessments, formulation, interventions and consultation and providing supervision and guidance to assistant psychologists and others as required.
Job Overview: To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services
· To supervise and teach unqualified staff including students
· Promoting a psychological perspective both within teams and sharing with other colleagues
· To support team managers/ Clinical leads in the development and delivering of effective services
· The postholder will be expected to work flexibly within the service
key responsibilities
· To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care. To maintain high standards of care in all areas of practice in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Trust Policies and Procedures. To act within the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act (2005). To be aware of and implement Safeguarding Adult and Child Protection Policies, Procedures and legislation.
· To carry out comprehensive psychological and cognitive assessments and formulation, plan implement and evaluate delivery of psychology interventions and consultations to support people with specific needs.
· To actively involve people in developing and agreeing their own care plan, to act as an advocate and ensure that there is proper regard for their dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences.
· To work creatively to adapt verbal and written communication to meet the needs of people who use our services
· To undertake comprehensive risk assessments and develop effective risk management plans.
· To establish and maintain effective partnerships and relationships with colleagues, other agencies, people who use services and their carers and support staff.
· To contribute to conducting clinical audit, quality assurance and research, maintaining current knowledge of research findings and development within specific care group
· To contribute to developing and providing a range of specialist teaching/training packages which can be delivered to a range of multi-disciplinary audiences.
· To positively contribute to divisional and team developments in relation to all aspects of psychology practice.
· To contribute to the supervision and Individual Performance Review/Appraisal of assistant psychologists as required.
· To contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols and care pathways.
· To contribute to initiatives to ensure that the diverse needs of people within the care group are addressed within local services and future developments.
Additional Responsibilities Working Age Adults(WAA)
· To practice within a Positive Behaviour Support and trauma informed care framework.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
- OR
- CBT therapist with BABCP accreditation who also has a core professional qualification (e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people from across the life span with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles.
- Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic (Clinical and Counselling Psychologists)
Desirable
- Experience of working with adults in a secondary care setting.
- Experience of working with adults with personality disorders, complex trauma or psychosis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
- OR
- CBT therapist with BABCP accreditation who also has a core professional qualification (e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people from across the life span with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles.
- Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic (Clinical and Counselling Psychologists)
Desirable
- Experience of working with adults in a secondary care setting.
- Experience of working with adults with personality disorders, complex trauma or psychosis.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
