# Assistant Psychologist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Unither House
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Psychologist
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £29,812 - £32,715 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26T14:50:49.837Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/chertsey/Surrey_Borders_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8233562
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8233562?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sabp.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for someone who to join our specialist Forensic Community Team who is passionate and motivated. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical skills while working with adults with complex risks, needs, and forensic history, in a community setting.

Working alongside qualified psychologists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to psychological assessment, formulation and intervention, outcome monitoring, and service development. You will gain valuable experience of risk, recovery, and reintegration, supported by regular supervision and opportunities for professional development.

We are looking for someone who is reflective, motivated, and compassionate with a genuine interest in forensic and community psychology. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to risk reduction and supporting people to build safer, more fulfilling lives in the community.

### Main duties of the job

Please see attached job description for further details regarding the main duties of the job and/or contact the team directly

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further details regarding the main responsibilities of the job

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working in relevant area, either voluntary or paid
- Experience of working collaboratively with others
- Experience in designing projects and analysing the outputs
- Competent in the use of SPSS for Windows including setting up databases, statistical analysis and presentation of results

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Psychology degree accredited by BPS* at 2.1 or above OR
- Psychology degree accredited by BPS* at 2.2 and additional relevant Masters qualification OR
- Degree plus Masters level conversion qualification accredited by BPS* *BPS – British Psychological Society

## Documents

- [b4 fols jd (pdf, 189.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543730)
- [vacancy links (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2727)
- [carers information (pdf, 604.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2716)
- [sabp competency profile map (pdf, 672.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2714)
- [mindful employer information (pdf, 195.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2715)
- [benefits of nhs pension scheme (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2717)

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