Job overview

We are looking for a full-time Assistant Psychologist to join our friendly and innovative  EIIP Service. The role offers excellent opportunities to gain experience toward clinical psychology training, including co-facilitating group work and supporting service development initiatives. There is opportunity for both supervised clinical work and indirect work that supports the delivery of psychological interventions.    

We work with people aged between 14 and 65 who have experienced a first episode of psychosis. 

You will be part of the therapies team, working alongside a CBT Therapist and Clinical and Counselling Psychologists. We offer excellent clinical supervision and support and there are a wide range of CPD opportunities available. We are looking for someone who is organised, self-motivated, self-aware and shows a commitment to working with people who experience psychosis. Previous experience with the service user group will be an advantage.  Please indicate on the application why you are interested in this particular post.

The post is based in our East Surrey Team based at Horizon House in Epsom with a satellite base in Redhill. The Assistant Psychologist would be required to travel across the East Surrey area and so a driving licence and use of a car is essential. Some remote working continues.

Please note that the stat date for this post will be the end of September.

Main duties of the job

To support and enhance the professional psychological care of people who use services by providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist working within the service, and by working independently 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.

To facilitate/co-facilitate the running of therapeutic groups. 

Working for our organisation

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.

We look forward to receiving your application!