Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Principal Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
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About the Role
The Children and Young People’s (CYPS) Directorate in Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Practitioner Psychologist to lead psychology in Mindworks North Community Hub. You will be joining a well-established multi-disciplinary children’s mental health team based in Chertsey. The role is part-time (30 hours).
Working closely with the service manager, you will lead on psychology services in the team, ensuring high standards of quality and productivity. You will work alongside the CYPS psychology leads to develop psychology services for children and young people across Surrey.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead psychology services in the team, ensuring high standards of quality and productivity.
- Develop psychology services for children and young people across Surrey.
- Demonstrate highly specialist expertise and specialist psychological skills such as specialist psychological assessments, formulation, therapeutic interventions, and consultation to support children and young people with complex mental health needs.
- Lead in the supervision and contribute to Individual Performance Review/Appraisal of psychology staff, as required.
- Ensure that the healthcare needs of people using services are communicated to and work in partnership with service commissioners and other healthcare providers for the best outcomes.
- Advocate and represent the service.
- Be responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols, and care pathways.
- Contribute to appropriate staff recruitment and contribute to the wider strategic plans regarding psychology recruitment.
- Act as supervisor/teacher in teaching, facilitating, and supporting pre-registration students and junior personnel and to participate in the audit of educational placements.
- Influence and develop team cultures that support and encourage innovation, creativity, partnership working, and curiosity.
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Requirements
- Expert knowledge of mental health challenges facing children and young people.
- Ideally have additional training or qualifications in psychological interventions, e.g., training in EMDR or BABCP accreditation.
- Substantial experience working in children’s mental health services.
- Experience of adapting interventions to work with neurodiverse children.
- Committed to inclusive and accessible services.
- Knowledge and skills in supervision and outcome measures is essential.
- Hold a Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology.
- Registration with the HCPC.
About the Trust
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.
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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.
Important Notes
- We reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
- Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Dr. Caroline Dibnah
- Job Title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email Address: caroline.dibnah@sabp.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 07766820089
We look forward to receiving your application!
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