8A Clinical Or Counselling Psychologist

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is undertaking an exciting transformation of its community mental health services through the development of integrated neighbourhood mental health teams. We are committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological interventions through robust clinical pathways, ensuring timely access to care for people who use our services.

To support this transformation, we are investing in a range of psychological professions and are recruiting for a Band 8a Psychologist to our Neighbourhood Community Mental Health Service in Tandridge .

About the Role

This role will work across in our newly established Community Neighbourhood Teams, contributing to the delivery of integrated, person-centred mental health care.

You will play a key role in supporting service users through evidence-based psychological practice within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a significant transformation programme, helping to shape the future of community mental health services.
• Work within innovative multidisciplinary neighbourhood teams, delivering integrated and collaborative care.
• Benefit from a strong commitment to professional development, including access to training, supervision, and career progression opportunities.
• Make a meaningful impact on local communities by improving access to mental health services and supporting positive outcomes for people using our services.

Main duties of the job

As part of our transition to a neighbourhood model of care, we are developing integrated clinical pathways across primary, secondary care and crisis and emergency service.

Our pathways embody strong partnership working with a wide range of statutory and VCSE providers and people with lived experience; each of the advertised roles is key to ensuring therapies pathways are high quality, effective and accessible across the adult age range, and that psychosocial interventions are embedded in wider service delivery.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

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.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

Job responsibilities

For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Profile attached to this job listing.

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent.
• Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees (or completion within 6 months of commencement in post)

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.
• Demonstrable post registration/clinical experience and competency relevant to this care group
• Experience of contributing to clinical practice/service development/project work
• Demonstrable interest/skill in a relevant specialist area
• Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, candidates must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.
• Experience of supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists

Registration

Essential

• HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

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