Senior Clinician

Employer Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site SABP NHS Trust Headquarters, 18 Mole Business Park Town Leatherhead Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

My job makes better lives by supporting the delivery of recovery-focused, psycho-educational courses as part of a tiered programme for people with traits, or a diagnosis, of Personality Disorder (PD) and their carers. The aim of the Managing Emotions Programme is to help train and empower people to develop the skills to manage their own recovery or the recovery of those they care for or work with.

Job Overview

The post holder will deliver the 3 tiers of recovery-focused, psycho-educational courses related to improving the self-management of emotional intensity to group members. They will support the recruitment, management and supervision of Managing Emotions Programme (MEP) staff along with the clinical lead and service manager. They will have direct involvement in the development, delivery and evaluation of the MEP.

NHS Competency

Level

Communication

4

Interpersonal Sensitivity

2

Personal and People Development

4

Courage

2

Health, Safety and Security

4

Teamwork

2

Service Improvement

4

Quality

3

Equality and Diversity

3

Values

IT Skills

3

Treat People Well

Statutory Requirements

Create Respectful Places

NONE

Involve not Ignore

Open, Inclusive and Accountable

Qualifications required

• BSc Honours Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing (RMN) or equivalent qualification.
• Professional Registration with HCPC, NMC or equivalent.
• Driving licence suitable for use in the United Kingdom

Experience Required

• Postgraduate/post qualification experience working in a clinical role with people who have a personality disorder or other mental health difficulties, for a minimum of 12months.
• 1 year minimum experience of providing clinical supervision to others.
• Experience of groupwork, teaching or training others (2 year minimum).
• Experience delivering one or more of the main therapies; DBT, CBT, ACT or similar.
• 12 months experience of working as a senior, clinical member of an MDT

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

• wide range of staff networks
• flexible working
• free parking
• excellent health and wellbeing support
• wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress

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.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide leadership to the service, alongside the Team Manager and Senior Clinical Lead, to provide an effective, high quality service which enhances the co-production of PD recovery-focused courses.
• To support the co-delivery of the courses, offering a range of recovery-focused, psycho-educational courses aiming to improve the self-management of traits, or a diagnosis, of PD and co-deliverv specific courses for carers.
• To lead on the evaluation of the MEP, supporting the use of relevant and appropriate…