Overview
Contract Type: 0
Salary: £57,888 – £64,880 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata
Partner Org: Surrey and Borders Foundation Trust Partnership
Job overview
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Clinical Psychologist to join our established Older Adults Psychology Service across East Surrey. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high‑quality community care for older people, working within a supportive team of Psychologists who specialise in later‑life mental health across Surrey community and inpatient services.
We are a supportive team that values innovation, fosters development and is passionate about the care of older people and their families.
You will be supported to develop a personalised development plan to further your knowledge and skills in the psychology of older people, in line with your career interests and the needs of the services. You will receive regular supervision from a Principal Clinical Psychologist specialising in working with older people and have access to a specialist neuropsychology supervision group. We hold regular CPD sessions in addition to clinical supervision, management supervision, and peer support.
We have strong links to the University of Surrey clinical training course and we value the contribution of Psychologists in Training.
Main duties of the job
This role involves working autonomously in conducting detailed assessment and formulation, therapeutic intervention, and neuropsychological assessments, covering both mental health and organic problems for people living in the local community.
You will be working closely and collaboratively with the local multi-disciplinary teams in this region. A key part of this role will be using clinical leadership skills to influence teams in embedding psychosocial approaches within everyday practice. You will also be supporting and supervising pre-qualified and qualified Psychology staff.
There will be opportunities to lead on quality improvement projects and to contribute to the development of psychology provision across older people’s services. We support the undertaking of leadership and supervisor training to enable you to develop your skills and progress in your role.
This role would suit both experienced Senior Psychologists already working at 8a as well as those who are ready to progress from a Band 7 to 8a Psychologist role. We will also consider applications looking for a preceptorship role. Please indicate this in your application form if you are interested in this.
This post requires travelling throughout Surrey in line with service need and therefore a car driver is essential.
Working for our organisation
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.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Job Description attached for more information about the main responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent.
- Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees.
- HCPC registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable post registration/clinical experience and competency relevant to working with people in later life.
- Experience of supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists.
- Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic.
- Driving license and access to a vehicle.
We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.
As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.
Gender Pay Gap Action
Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.
Sponsorship
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.
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Applicant requirements
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
