Assistant Psychologist (part-time)

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed graduate with an interest in developing clinical experience and skills, to join our friendly community mental health recovery team based near Hampton Court in the borough of Elmbridge. The post is 2.5 days a week and ideally the candidate needs to work on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The half day will be negotiable.

As an assistant psychologist you will provide psychological assessment and 1:1 and group psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

You will assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, and project work. The successful applicant will have contact with patients or service users.

The candidate must have a full and valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes due to the community element of this role.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out comprehensive assessments, and psychology interventions under the supervision of a psychologist as part of a holistic approach working in a variety of settings.o To take appropriate and immediate action to keep people safe in a crisis or safeguarding situation, reporting back to a senior colleague in a timely manner.o To observe and document any changes in wellbeing of the people that they are supporting, reporting to the professional or team manager any new or change in risk or presentation of the person, and updating risk assessments as required.o To work in partnership with people in other health and social care settings.o To be aware of and implement Safeguarding Adult and Child Protection Policies, Procedures and legislation.o To contribute to conducting clinical audit and research, maintaining current knowledge of research findings and development within the relevant field.o To participate in quality assurance activities as required.
• To support clients new to the service to develop care and crisis plans

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.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Joseph Palmer Centre, CMHRS Elmbridge

319a Walton Road

West Molesey

KT8 2QG

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

Joseph Palmer Centre, CMHRS Elmbridge

319a Walton Road

West Molesey

KT8 2QG

Employer's website

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

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