Clinical psychologist
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Our older peoples in-patient services provide specialist care to older people with mental health problems and/or dementia, across Surrey and North East Hampshire. We have three in-patient units based at Chertsey, Epsom and Guildford, where psychology play a central role in providing high-quality assessments, formulation and direct interventions, as well as supporting the ward teams through training, supervision, reflective practice and complex case discussions.
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and innovative Principal Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to provide strong clinical leadership to our team of in-patient psychologists, and to work alongside other senior operational and clinical leads to maintain a culture of compassionate, person-centred care, where staff feel appreciated and valued
Main duties of the job
Leadership:
With a good grasp of current literature, you will ensure our team of qualified Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists are providing evidence-based, high quality care. As a compassionate leader, you will develop strategies around recruitment and retention to ensure the team feel engaged, valued, and supported to develop in their roles.
Across all three units there is a strong MDT approach, where psychology is seen as a valuable resource. You will be working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams and the senior leadership team, where you will be expected to develop the role of psychology within the service as well as play a key role in the shaping of culture and processes on our wards.
Clinical sessions
You will lead the psychology provision at The Meadows 24 bed in-patient unit in Epsom. This inpatient unit includes the 16 specialist acute dementia beds for Surrey and 8 functional in-patient beds. As well as links with the CMHTOPs, the service has close links with the Psychology led dementia care homes pathway team. You will conduct detailed assessments, formulation, therapeutic intervention, and neuropsychological assessments, covering both mental health and dementia.
You will be professionally supervised by the Lead Consultant Psychologist for Older Peoples services, in addition to specialist group neuropsychology supervision from one of our Clinical Neuropsychologists.
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 within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Date posted
13 March 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£58,079 to £67,177 a year including 5% high cost area supplement pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9325-23-3118R
Job locations
The Meadows inpatient West Park Hospital
Off Horton lane
Epsom
Surrey
KT19 8PB
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Meadows inpatient West Park Hospital
Off Horton lane
Epsom
Surrey
KT19 8PB
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