8A Senior Psychologist
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Are you passionate about mental health?
Would you like to be part of a dedicated team committed to making a difference to people’s lives?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of well-established community recovery team in North West Surrey.
The post offers a diverse range of experience working with people with complex mental health difficulties. You will join a friendly and supportive group of psychologists in the locality and there will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills through CPD. The trust has an enviable care pathways system which values psychology, psychotherapy and the arts psychotherapies and there are opportunities to train in DBT, CBT for psychosis, family interventions, CBT for personality disorders, compassion-focussed supervision and structured clinical management. Employees are also able to access coaching.
As a Trust we pride our-selves on our innovative and collaborative approach to providing the highest quality, person-centered care. As an early implementer site for new models of care, we have a comprehensive primary care personality disorder services as well as established primary care MH teams working alongside GP practices. We are currently developing integrated care pathways across primary and secondary care.
Main duties of the job
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services.
• To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
• Promoting 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
• Leading on a specific service development projects
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.
Date posted
07 September 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£50,441 to £56,534 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS (pro-rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9325-22-8685-3
Job locations
Elmbridge C M H R S
Walton Road
West Molesey
Surrey
KT8 2QG
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Elmbridge C M H R S
Walton Road
West Molesey
Surrey
KT8 2QG
Employer's website
https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
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