Assistant Psychologist

Job summary

To support and enhance the professional psychological care of people who use the Centralised Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) service. This is 18.75hrs, Tuesday -Thursday.

This will involve contributing to aspects of the DBT programme which includes Assessment, Group, Consult and some DBT-Informed individual work under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist. Independent work may also be undertaken according to a plan agreed with the team leader and the supervising psychologist. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of outcome statistics, and/or other project work as appropriate and agreed with the team leader and supervising psychologist.

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 take responsibility for planning and facilitating group work and individual activities, on-going continuous assessment and adjustment of clinical interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the people using the service under the supervision of the Psychologist.

Please see the attached job description for full details.

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.

Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

office base Chertsey, group facilitator, Chertsey, Guildford, Leatherhead.

Two Bridges, Guildford Street

Chertsey, Surrey

KT16 9AU

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

office base Chertsey, group facilitator, Chertsey, Guildford, Leatherhead.

Two Bridges, Guildford Street

Chertsey, Surrey

KT16 9AU

Employer's website

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

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