Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Job summary

The Children and Young People's (CYPS) Directorate in Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Mindworks East Community Hub.

Our Mindworks East Community Hub is split across two sites: Gatton Place (Redhill, RH1 1TA) and Mole Business Park (Leatherhead, KT22 7AD). You will be across both sites, the split will depend on capacity and job planning.

This post will be suitable for a highly motivated psychologist interested in ensuring excellent psychological care is accessible for children and young people with complex mental health needs from diverse backgrounds.

This is a permanent full time (37.5 hours) post.

Applications are invited from Clinical or Counselling Psychologists registered with the HCPC and to Clinical Psychologists currently in training who expect to become registered in 2026.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out comprehensive psychological assessments and formulation. Plan, implement and evaluate delivery of psychology interventions to support children and young people with complex mental health needs.
• To actively involve people in developing and agreeing their own care plan, to act as an advocacy ensure that there is proper regard for their dignity, choice, self esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences.
• To work creatively to adapt verbal and written communication to meet the needs of people who use our services
• To undertake comprehensive risk assessments and develop effective risk management plans
• To positively contribute to divisional and team developments in relation to all aspects of psychology practice

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

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.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
• HCPC Registration

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

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).

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