Assistant Psychologist

Job summary

We are seeking a dynamic Psychology Graduate to join our Trust-wide Adult Eating Disorders Service (AEDS). This is a substantive post (0.8WTE) and will primarily be based at our main service hub at Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford.

The post holder will be joining what are well-established outpatient and day care facilities for working age adults with moderate to severe eating disorders.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to work in both outpatients and day care and will carry out a range of duties. These duties will include conducting audit, and appropriate clinical duties (e.g., the delivery of Guided Self Help under supervision, co-facilitating groups with a prescribed protocol, and contributing to meal supervision within day care). All duties will be undertaken with regular supervision from the qualified Clinical Psychologists and with additional support from other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has close links with the University of Surrey and the service often provides placements to the Clinical Doctorate course. The post is well suited to applicants interested in pursuing a career in clinical/counselling psychology.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will hold at least an upper second class psychology degree and will ideally have experience of working in the NHS, as well as in a mental health setting. In addition, an interest in the field of eating disorders, good communication skills and excellent IT skills are essential.

This role will require you to travel between multiple AEDS sites within your working day (in Guildford and Epsom), and occasionally also to other Trust sites.

We are actively seeking to improve the diversity of the team to better reflect the community served and especially welcome applications from BAME candidates and men.

Please contact Dr Rebecca Hibbs, Clinical Psychologist, (Tel: 01483 448020) if you wish to discuss this post.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early should we be overwhelmed by applications. Please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to ensure that it is considered in the selection process.

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

Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Farnham

GU9 9QL

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

Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Farnham

GU9 9QL

Employer's website

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

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