Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Epsom, United Kingdom - Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Job summary

We would like to invite applicants for an exciting position which provides the opportunity to lead and develop the psychological provision for the Psychiatric Liaison Service at Epsom General Hospital. This post is being offered at Band 8A or 8B dependant on relevant experience.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Psychiatric Liaison services provide high quality mental health care to working age and older adults across emergency departments and acute wards within the acute general hospitals. We are seeking an enthusiastic, innovative and committed person to develop this new role and to provide a range of evidence-based assessments and interventions to people using the service. We are looking to recruit into a full-time role ( hours) within Epsom General Hospital, although a Part-Time job share will also be considered.

As a Trust we pride ourselves on our innovative and collaborative approach to providing the highest quality, person-centred care. We have a strong focus on staff development and support, with excellent leadership and clinical CPD offers both internally and through our relationships with academic institutions. The Health Service Journals coverage of our staff survey results identified the SABP as being in the top ten places to work, as recommended by staff.

All teams are accredited by the Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation network which ensures our commitment to offer best practice within liaison psychiatry services.

Main duties of the job

Your will have a varied caseload with a wide range of working age and older adult clients presenting with both functional and/or organic problems across the hospital. As well as providing direct assessments and evidence-based interventions, you will be working closely with the Liaison MDT and physical health colleagues across the hospital, aiming to help embed psychological skills in the treatment of patients presenting in hospital wards and A&E.

In consultation with service leads, you will be responsible for developing the psychology offer within the hospital. You will be providing professional leadership and supervision to any Assistant and Trainee Psychologists within the service. Working with other senior leaders you will be working to continually innovate and improve the service. You will receive clinical supervision from the Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Psychiatric Liaison Services. It's an exciting time to join Psychiatric Liaison, with psychology provision within such teams developing nationally.

Please note, for Band 8A applicants, there is funding and opportunity for the appointed candidate to progress to a Band 8B Principle Clinical/Counselling Psychologist position, once the clinical and leadership competencies have been met. Unless 8B competencies are met at the time of application, the successful candidate will commence in post at Band 8A and then work towards individualised competencies as discussed with the Sector Manager and Psychology Lead.

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

Job responsibilities

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care. To maintain high standards of care in all areas of practice in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Trust Policies and Procedures. To act within the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act To be aware of and implement Safeguarding Adult and Child Protection Policies, Procedures and legislation.

To plan and deliver a highly specialist psychology service (in leadership or advanced therapy role) and to oversee its clinical governance.

To be responsible for the professional leadership and continued development of a team and/or service area.

To lead in the supervision and contribute to Individual Performance Review/Appraisal of psychology staff, as required.

To ensure that the healthcare needs of people using services are communicated to and work in partnership with service commissioners and other healthcare providers for the best outcomes. To positively contribute to Trust and divisional developments in relation to psychology practice. To advocate and represent the service.

To be responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols and care pathways.

Contribute to appropriate staff recruitment and contribute to the wider strategic plans regarding psychology recruitment.

To ensure that the needs of people with protected characteristics are addressed within local services and future developments.

To demonstrate highly specialist expertise and specialist psychological skills such as specialist psychological assessments, formulation, therapeutic interventions and consultation to support people with complex needs

To act as supervisor/teacher in teaching, facilitating and supporting pre-registration students and junior personnel and to participate in the audit of educational placements. To participate in new staff induction.

To research national best practice and enable services to benchmark practice against nationally recognised standards - in partnership with people who use services and carers.

To lead in developing and conducting clinical audit and research, maintaining current knowledge of research findings and development within the relevant area of practice.

To influence and develop team cultures that support and encourage innovation, creativity, partnership working and curiosity.

To practice within a Positive Behaviour Support and trauma informed care framework

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable