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Job overview

Here in the Psychologically Informed Consultation and Training (PICT) Team we offer training and consultation to staff who support people experiencing complex emotional needs and personality disorder across Surrey Heartlands and NE Hants. We have an exciting opportunity for a full or part time band 5 trainer with lived experience to join the team.

The Primary Care Personality Disorder Pathway, including PICT, has recently been awarded Gold – Lived Experience Charter Status. This demonstrates the organisations have quality standards, best practices, and a commitment to improving the inclusive recruitment and retention practices of people with lived experience. We were specifically recognised for the quality of our personal development pathways for those with lived experience with great employment opportunities at all levels of seniority.

The post holder will bring lived experience and knowledge of personality disorder or difficulties to support the delivery of consultation and training to the wider primary care system, focusing on the upskilling of a wide range of professionals and teams, helping them to understand and work with compassion and confidence with people with traits, or a formal diagnosis of, personality disorder. 

You will join a friendly and supportive team of staff of lived experience trainers, psychotherapist, clinical psychologists and an administrator.  This would be a diverse role with opportunities to contribute to the development of the service as well as co-produce and co-deliver consultation and training. There will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills through CPD, training and reflective practice.  

Working hours: Monday -Friday, 9am-5pm. Office days Tuesday & Thursday

Date of interview: Thursday 23rd May, 2024

Main duties of the job

You will be a core member of the multi-disciplinary PICT team, supporting the implementation of consultation and training to staff working across the primary care network with people with personality disorder, bringing a lived experience perspective to the design and delivery of those trainings and consultations

Key Responsibilities

• To co-deliver PICT trainings, alongside a PICT psychologist or psychotherapist.
• To provide expert consultations to primary care staff on working with people with personality disorder, alongside a PICT psychologist or psychotherapist
• To contribute towards the development and evaluation of PICT trainings and consultations.
• To promote the PICT service across a wide range of teams through co delivering presentations to a wide range of professionals on the work of the PICT team.

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.

Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer. 

We look forward to receiving your application!