Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of working with people from across the life span with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles.
- Experience
Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic
- Experience
Demonstrable post registration/clinical experience and competency relevant to this care group.
- Experience
Experience of contributing to clinical practice/service development / project work.
- Experience
Experience of supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists
- Experience
Demonstrable interest/skill in a relevant specialist area.
- Experience
For roles in Learning Disabilities candidates should demonstrate experience of working with people with learning disabilities within a positive behaviour support framework
- Experience
Driving License for community-based roles involving client visits it is essential to hold a driver’s license and access to a vehicle
- Qualifications
Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
- Qualifications
Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees (or completion within 6 months of commencement in post)
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to provide clinical, strategic, and operational leadership for early intervention and group-based provision across the School Based Needs service. The post holder will ensure children, young people, families, and schools have access to timely, evidence-based interventions that promote resilience and prevent escalation of need.
A key element of this role is to lead on the development, coordination and delivery of early intervention group programmes, embedding best practice across teams and ensuring consistent, high-quality provision. The post holder will use clinical expertise, data, and stakeholder insight to design and deliver high-quality group pathways, supporting improved outcomes, reducing inequalities, and strengthening school-based systems of support.
The School Based Needs Service provide preventative and early intervention low-intensity support, serving schools across Surrey. This post will be based at Gatton Place in Redhill.
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical leadership for early intervention and group-based provision across the SBN service ensuring consistency and quality group provision of evidence-based approaches
- Oversee the design, delivery, and evaluation of group programmes (e.g., anxiety, behaviour, emotional regulation, parenting)
- Hold a small specialist clinical caseload, including complex or systemic interventions
- Ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based practice, including safeguarding and risk management
- Provide clinical supervision and consultation to staff delivering interventions
- Work collaboratively with schools and partners to ensure interventions are accessible and contextually relevant
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached Job Description/Profile
Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, successful applicants 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.
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.
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This advert is for Senior Practitioner Psychologist & Group Lead with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £59,798 - £67,020 Incl 5% HCAS Per Annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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