# Clinical/Counselling Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinicalcounselling-psychologist/48a7a2be-f97d-42b5-91ac-bd5218dceff0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinicalcounselling-psychologist/48a7a2be-f97d-42b5-91ac-bd5218dceff0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Surrey County Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £34.77 Per hour - **Contract type:** Bank: 3 months (Monday to Friday 9AM to 5PM) - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday From 9AM to 5PM (Part time considered)) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-01T11:28:26.981Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Chertsey/Royal_Surrey_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Counselling_Psychologist/Counselling_Psychologist-v8265051 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8265051?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Important Information for Applicants: This vacancy is for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SaBP). This role is offered through Flexi-Bank, a collaborative temporary staffing service delivered in partnership between Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust acts as the host provider and manages the recruitment, onboarding and administrative processes on behalf of Surrey and Borders. Please note that although Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust branding may appear on this advert and within the recruitment system, successful applicants for this vacancy will undertake bank shifts for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Location: Bridges, Guildford St, Chertsey KT16 9AU Why join Flexi‑Bank? Work flexibly – choose shifts that suit your lifestyle and availability Access more opportunities – pick up shifts across mental health and community 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 ### 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 ### 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 ### 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) ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10579337) ## 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.