Consultant Clinical / Counselling Psychologist -part time, 2 days

Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Band 8C)Community Mental Health and Recovery ServicesHours of Work: 0.4 wte (2 days)Location: Elmbridge Community Mental Health Recovery Services (CMHRS) with potential for leadership support to another team in Northwest Locality., We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Consultant Psychologist to join our North West Locality Community Mental Health and Recovery Service in Elmbridge, to provide leadership and supervision of the psychology team, expert clinical input through interventions, assessments, formulations, and complex case discussions, plus play a key part of the clinical leadership team within the CMHRS., This opportunity comes at an exciting and challenging time in which we are developing and implementing transformation of mental health services in line with the NHS Long Term Plan across primary and secondary care, for people with complex and severe mental health needs. The postholder will work alongside the Consultant Psychologists across the CMHRS teams, contributing to leadership within the wider strategic work to support the development and delivery of our care pathways, alongside supporting the embedding of psychologically informed approaches. The postholder will also contribute to trust wide projects requiring clinical and strategic leadership.

As a Trust we pride our-selves on our innovative and collaborative approach to providing the highest quality, person-centred care. Staff well-being and development are at the heart of our ambitions. We have an active CPD program across the Trust in relation to both clinical and leadership development, as well as a staff resilience hub supporting individuals and teams., 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.