# Band 8a Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8a-senior-clinicalcounselling-psychologist/5ccd64f0-869f-4db3-bef9-2778da8607d7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8a-senior-clinicalcounselling-psychologist/5ccd64f0-869f-4db3-bef9-2778da8607d7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Unither House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £59,798 - £67,020 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-22T15:20:55.408Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Chertsey/Surrey_Borders_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychology/Psychology-v8147639 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8147639?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sabp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Full Time – Band 8a Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Spelthorne Community Mental Health Recovery Service (new Neighbourhood Team) 1.0WTE (37.5hrs per week) Bases: Staines and Chertsey Surrey and Borders Partnership Trust is undergoing an exciting transformation of community mental health services to develop integrated neighbourhood mental health teams. We are committed to providing robust clinical pathways and ensuring that people using our services have timely access to high quality, evidence-based psychological interventions. We are looking for a senior clinical or counselling psychologist to join our Adult Neighbourhood Community Mental Health Services across Surrey. About the Role This role will primarily sit within the Complex Needs, SMI and Recovery pathway, offering psychological assessment and interventions to adults experiencing complex, severe, and enduring mental health problems. The post holder will also contribute across the Integrated Neighbourhood Team, supporting collaborative and flexible working where required. The successful applicant will work closely with partners across the Integrated Neighbourhood Team, including voluntary and community organisations, local councils, and NHS providers, helping to deliver coordinated, person-centred care. The role will support the aims of the Community Mental Health Framework and the Fuller Stocktake report, focusing on prevention, reducing inequalities, and improving access to personalised support. ### Main duties of the job As a Trust we pride our-selves on our innovative and collaborative approach to providing the highest quality, person-centred care: As part of our transition to a neighbourhood model of care, we are developing integrated clinical pathways across primary, secondary care and crisis and emergency service. Our pathways embody strong partnership working with a wide range of statutory and VCSE providers and people with lived experience. Each of the advertised roles is key to ensuring therapies pathways are high quality, effective and accessible across the adult age range, and that psychosocial interventions are embedded in wider service delivery. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Profile attached to this job listing. ### 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 with people from across the life span with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles. - 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 - Demonstrable interest/skill in a relevant specialist area - Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, candidates must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work. ### Registration **Essential** - HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist ### Qualifications **Essential** - Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent. - Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees (or completion within 6 months of commencement of post) ## Documents - [vacancy links (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2727) - [job description (pdf, 280.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10635507) - [carers information (pdf, 604.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2716) - [pension scheme booklet (pdf, 5.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3102) - [conflict of interest - esr (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3101) - [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) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.