# Clinical or Counselling Psychologist Band 8a > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-or-counselling-psychologist-band-8a/e16d909b-c7e9-4723-b18d-fa0b0f49c689 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-or-counselling-psychologist-band-8a/e16d909b-c7e9-4723-b18d-fa0b0f49c689.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Farnham Road Hospital (Mental Health Unit) - **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:** 2026-11-24T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-10T15:10:38.592Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Aldershot/Surrey_Borders_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychology/Psychology-v8428605 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8428605?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sabp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Shape the Future of Community Mental Health 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. To support delivery of our clinical pathways we are investing in a range of psychological roles. We are recruiting to a Psychologists posts (Band 8a) to join our Farnborough & Yateley Neighbourhood Team. About the Role These role will sit within and in some cases work across our new community neighbourhood teams, supporting the delivery of integrated, person-centred care. Why Join Us? - Be part of a major transformation programme shaping the future of community mental health - Work within innovative, multidisciplinary neighbourhood teams - Access professional development opportunities and supervision - Contribute to improving access and outcomes for local communities ### 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. This role 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. Unless 8a competencies are met at the time of application, the successful candidate will commence in post at band 7 and then work towards individualised competencies as discussed with the Sector Manager and Psychology Lead. ### 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 and any model specified in the advert - 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. - Demonstrable interest/skill in a relevant specialist area - Experience of contributing to clinical practice/service development/project work - Demonstrable post registration/clinical experience and competency relevant to this care group. - Experience of supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists ### 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 in post) ## Documents - [vacancy links (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2727) - [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) - [clinical or counselling psychologist band 8a job description (pdf, 488.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10763173) ## 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.