Job overview
Looking for flexible work in the NHS?
The Flexi‑Bank is a collaborative staff bank hosted by Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, offering greater choice, flexibility and access to a wider range of opportunities across both organisations.
Why join the Flexi‑Bank?
- Work flexibly – choose shifts that suit your lifestyle and availability
- Access more opportunities – pick up shifts across mental health, community and acute care settings
- Get paid fairly and on time – competitive rates and fast access to earnings through Stream
- Stay supported – benefit from training, development and guidance from our dedicated Temporary Staffing Team
- Be part of something bigger – join a growing collaborative of NHS Trusts across Surrey
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust consultation, education and liaison to adults with moderate to severe eating disorders, members of the multidisciplinary team and associated services. The post holder will be a member of the multi-disciplinary adult eating disorders team, participating in the provision of on-going assessments, care planning and treatment of adults with eating disorders across both our outpatient and daycare settings.
Main duties of the job
Surry and Borders Partnership Trust is looking for someone who makes better lives: by 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 7, trainee, assistant psychologists, DBT Therapists and others as required.
Job Overview: To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services.
- To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
- Promoting a psychological perspective both within teams and sharing with other colleagues
- Work collaboratively with team managers/ Clinical leads in the development and delivering of effective services
- The postholder will be expected to work flexibly within the service
- To lead on complex and challenging cases and develop expertise within area of specialism
- Participating in the recruitment and selection of staff
- Leading on a specific service development projects
- To work across boundaries of both community and inpatient services.
Locations: Two Bridges, Guildford St, Chertsey KT16 9AU
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 9AM to 5PM
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Surry and Borders Partnership Trust is looking for someone who makes better lives: by 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 7, trainee, assistant psychologists, DBT Therapists and others as required.
Job Overview: To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services.
- To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
- Promoting a psychological perspective both within teams and sharing with other colleagues
- Work collaboratively with team managers/ Clinical leads in the development and delivering of effective services
- The postholder will be expected to work flexibly within the service
- To lead on complex and challenging cases and develop expertise within area of specialism
- Participating in the recruitment and selection of staff
- Leading on a specific service development projects
- To work across boundaries of both community and inpatient services.
Locations: Two Bridges, Guildford St, Chertsey KT16 9AU
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 9AM to 5PM
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Driving License and access to a vehicle
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 relating to work with individuals with complex emotional needs
- Experience of contributing to clinical practice/service development / project work.
- Experience of supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists
- Evidence of leadership experience
- Demonstrable interest/skill in working with individuals with complex emotional needs
- Knowledge and experience of applying the DBT model
- Training and/or experience of trauma interventions
- Training and/or experience of family interventions
- Experience of risk formulation and management
Desirable
- Prior training in DBT (desirable – training in the form of PG Dip in DBT will be provided for the successful candidate funded by NHS-E)
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist
- 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)
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This advert is for Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £34.77 Per hour. The contract type is Bank: 3 months (Monday to Friday 9AM to 5PM (part time considered)). The application deadline is 29 Jul 2026.
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