Job Description
Employer Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Epsom CMHRS Town Epsom Salary £45,753 - £52,067 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata. Salary period Yearly Closing 23/06/2024 23:59
Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Epsom CMHRS
NHS AfC: Band 7
Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
Job overview
We have a part-time permanent vacancy of 25 hours per week for band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist at Epsom CMHRS ( Community Mental Health Recovery Service). We welcome final year trainees who are soon to complete their doctoral training to apply. If not yet HCPC registered person will be placed on a band 6 pay scale until registered with HCPC, following which they will be on band 7 pay scale.
We are located within walking distance from Epsom train station on Upper High Street in Epsom. We have free onsite parking.
If you enjoy working in a friendly multi-disciplinary team, and with service users with a range of clinical presentations, then this could be the job for you. We offer regular supervision and CPD events. You will have opportunities to regularly connect with psychologists working in the East locality of our Trust.
Main duties of the job
· Tobeprofessionallyandlegallyresponsibleandaccountableforallaspectsofclinicalwork andcare.Tomaintainhighstandardsofcareinallareasofpracticeinaccordancewiththe HCPCCodeofConduct, professional guidelines and Trust Policies and Procedures. To act within the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act (2005). TobeawareofandimplementSafeguardingAdultandChildProtectionPolicies,Procedures andlegislation.
· Tocarryoutcomprehensive psychological and cognitive assessments and formulation,plan implementandevaluatedeliveryof psychologyinterventions and consultations to support people with specific needs.
· Toactivelyinvolvepeopleindevelopingandagreeingtheirowncareplan,toactasan advocateandensurethatthereisproperregardfortheirdignit y ,choic e ,self-esteem,racia l , cultural,sexualandreligiousneedsandpreferences .
· To work creatively to adapt verbal and written communication to meet the needs of people who use our services
· To undertake comprehensive risk assessments and develop effective risk management plans.
· To establishandmaintain effective partnerships andrelationshipswithcolleagues,otheragencie s ,people whouse servicesandtheir carers and support staff.
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Working for our organisation
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!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To asses s , p l a n ,implement andevaluatethe psychologicalneedsofpeople using ourservices
· Promoting a psychological perspective both within teams and sharing with other colleagues
· To support team managers/ Clinical leads in the development and delivering of effective services
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Person specification
education
- Psychology Degree accredited by the BPS at 2:1 or above OR • Psychology degree accredited by BPS* at 2.2 and additional relevant Masters qualification OR • Degree plus Masters level conversion qualification accredited by BPS* • *BPS – British Psychological Society
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent or close to completion of this doctorate in next 6 months
Experience
- Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic
- Experience of working in an adult mental health setting
- Experience of working in a secondary care adult mental health setting
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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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