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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Senior Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 18 November 2026

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Job summary

We are delighted to introduce psychology across our all-age Home Treatment Teams as part of the service delivery model designed to enhance community-based crisis care and improve outcomes for people over 18 years who are experiencing a mental health crisis.

This is a unique opportunity to shape and develop psychology provision within a dynamic multidisciplinary team, bringing a psychological perspective to crisis intervention, recovery-focused care, and admission avoidance pathways. As a newly established role, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence service development, strengthen psychological leadership within the team, and contribute to the future direction of home treatment services.

As the Senior Psychologist within the team, you will be providing expert psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions for people who are experiencing an acute mental health crisis and their families. Your psychologically informed interventions will support recovery, resilience, and wellbeing, helping individuals to better understand and manage their difficulties.

You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support people to remain at home during a crisis and facilitate timely discharges from hospital where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

Promoting health and independence for people who use our services and their carers/support staff by delivering high quality psychology assessments, formulation and interventions; providing consultation, supervision and guidance to band 7s, to trainees,assistant psychologists and others as required.

About us

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.

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 these job roles.

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

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details

Date posted

04 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,798 to £67,020 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-8241340-SS-B

Job locations

Bramdean

Worple Road

Staines Upon Thames

TW18 1ED

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services.
• To promote a psychological perspective both within teams and sharing with other colleagues.
• To lead on complex and challenging cases and develop expertise within area of specialism.
• To work collaboratively with team managers/ Clinical leads in the development and delivering of effective services.
• To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.
• To leading on a specific service development projects.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services.
• To promote a psychological perspective both within teams and sharing with other colleagues.
• To lead on complex and challenging cases and develop expertise within area of specialism.
• To work collaboratively with team managers/ Clinical leads in the development and delivering of effective services.
• To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.
• To leading on a specific service development projects.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
• Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees
• Driving license which can be used in the UK, and access to a car for work purposes

Registration

Essential

• HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist

Experience

Essential

• Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic
• Demonstrable post registration/clinical experience and competency relevant to this care group.
• Experience of contributing to clinical practice/service development / project work.
• Experience of supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
• Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees
• Driving license which can be used in the UK, and access to a car for work purposes

Registration

Essential

• HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist

Experience

Essential

• Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic
• Demonstrable post registration/clinical experience and competency relevant to this care group.
• Experience of contributing to clinical practice/service development / project work.
• Experience of supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bramdean

Worple Road

Staines Upon Thames

TW18 1ED

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bramdean

Worple Road

Staines Upon Thames

TW18 1ED

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

AD of Therapies Hospital, Urgent & Emergency Care

Louise Wiggins

[email protected]

07825732925

Details

Date posted

04 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,798 to £67,020 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-8241340-SS-B

Job locations

Bramdean

Worple Road

Staines Upon Thames

TW18 1ED

United Kingdom

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