Job summary
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.

About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details
Date posted
22 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£59,798 to £67,020 a year
Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
325-8147639-COMM
Job locations
Unither House
Curfew Bell Road
Chertsey
KT16 9FG
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Profile attached to this job listing.

Person Specification
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)

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Unither House
Curfew Bell Road
Chertsey
KT16 9FG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant Counselling Psychologist
Dr Vandana Gupta
Vandana.Gupta@sabp.nhs.uk

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.