Clinical Psychologist

Job overview

Come and join our Psychology team and be part of shaping psychological provision across the older people’s community service. We are a supportive team that values innovation, fosters development and is passionate about the care of older people and their families.

We are looking for a qualified Clinical Psychologist to join our team providing high quality community services to older people within Guildford and Waverley.   The Guildford and Waverley CMHTOP is part of the Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust, with the base at Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford, and Berkeley House, Godalming.  We work with those over 65-years who are faced with mental health and/or memory problems.

Our Psychology department recognise the importance of support, have regular CPD sessions, and externally provided skills workshops (e.g. CAT, CFT).  There is access to specialist neuropsychology supervision monthly in addition to regular clinical supervision, management supervision, and peer support.  Our department has expanded rapidly in the past few years allowing for further opportunities to take forward clinician interests.

We offer a comprehensive induction programme,  and a good peer support network. We value the contribution of our team and are able to offer some flexibility of working around service need, including both remote and in-person aspects of working.

Main duties of the job

This exciting role will involve working with a degree of autonomy alongside providing the opportunity to develop both your therapy and neuropsychology skills. You will conduct detailed assessment and formulation, therapeutic intervention and neuropsychological assessments, covering both functional and organic problems for people living in the local community.

You will be working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, where psychology is highly valued.  A key part of this role will be using clinical leadership skills to influence teams in embedding psychosocial approaches within everyday practice. You may also be supporting and supervising other team members.

There will be opportunities to lead on quality improvement projects and to contribute to the development of psychology provision across older people’s services.

The opportunities in this role would suit both experienced Clinical Psychologists interested in continuing working with older people, as well as recently qualified Clinical Psychologists

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please check the job description document for more information on the requirements and main responsibilities for this job.