Assistant Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

This advert will close when sufficient applications are received and we will not be able to accept late applications.

We are looking for three enthusiastic Assistant Psychologists to join our well established multi-disciplinary Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD).

These posts offer an excellent opportunity to work within a large and vibrant multidisciplinary team who work with adults with learning disabilities across the spectrum of need. You will be an integral member of a staff team who are passionate about improving the lives of people with learning disabilities, and are continually developing and implementing different approaches to meet peoples' needs.

We are looking for Assistant Psychologists who ideally have experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or poor mental health. Please include in your application the reasons for why you are interested in working with people with learning disabilities.

These exciting posts cover a wide geographical area across West Surrey and North-East Hampshire, and flexible working across our three bases in Chertsey, Aldershot and Guildford is encouraged. The successful applicant's preferences will be taken into account when choosing which base they will be predominantly working from.

Due to the travel involved, we can only welcome applications from people with a current valid driving license who have access to a vehicle for work-related purposes.

Main duties of the job

Each postholder will work primarily on one of the following three workstreams.

• One postholder will work on our learning disability and dementia pathway alongside a Psychologist, other Assistant Psychologists, and the multi-disciplinary team. This involves conducting neuropsychological assessments and writing subsequent professional reports, providing dementia training to staff teams, and supporting with the reviewing of individuals with dementia.
• One post is focused purely on supporting the Psychologist and the wider multi-disciplinary team to provide our Positive Support (PS) clinic for people with a learning disability who present with behaviours that challenge. This role involves co-ordination of the clinic alongside assessment, formulation, and delivery of an effective therapeutic response through making recommendations to the direct support network. The postholder will gain experience of multidisciplinary working and consultation.
• One postholder will undertake detailed assessments to inform our understanding of whether a person has a learning disability (intellectual disability) and requires support from our specialist LD service. This includes taking developmental histories, conducting assessments of adaptive living skills, and understanding this information in the context of the person's wider life experiences.

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.

Home Working Contract Only - Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Various Trust Locations

Unither House

Chertsey

KT16 9FG

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Various Trust Locations

Unither House

Chertsey

KT16 9FG

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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