B4 Assistant Psychologist-part time - fixed term contract

Transformation Unit; Frimley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Frimley is seeking a part-time Assistant Psychologist on a fixed-term maternity cover (NHS AfC Band 4). You will support the assessment, formulation and delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions under supervision.

This role also offers experience in audits, data collection, outcome measurement and research projects, helping you develop clinical practice and contribute to service improvement while working 22.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Psychology degree accredited by BPS with 2.1+ (or 2.2 + Masters)
• Experience collaborating with others
• Experience designing projects and analysing outputs
• Competent in the use of SPSS for Windows

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment and interventions under supervision.
• Assist in clinically related administration, audits, data collection, and project work.
• Facilitate/co-facilitate the running of therapeutic groups.

Skills

Collaboration

Project design

Data analysis

Education

BPS-accredited psychology degree

Tools

SPSS

Job description

Main area Community Mental Health Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract 8 months (Fixed Term Maternity Cover) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Working days to be agreed within service requirements.) Job ref 325-8340385-COMM

Employer Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Surrey Heath CMHRS Town Frimley, Surrey Salary £29,812 - £32,715 (Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS) per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

B4 Assistant Psychologist-part time - fixed term contract

NHS AfC: Band 4

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Assistant psychologist to join Surrey Heath Neighbourhood Community Mental Health team, based at Theta in Frimley.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic individual looking to develop their clinical and research skills under the supervision of qualified Psychologists.

In this role, you will support the assessment, formulation and delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions to individuals across a range of services. Working both independently and collaboratively within agreed care plans, you will play a key role in enhancing service users’ quality of life through person-centred, holistic care. You will engage directly with individuals, their families and carers, ensuring dignity, respect and inclusivity are upheld at all times.

The post also offers valuable experience in service development, including contributing to audits, data collection, outcome measurement and research projects.

This role is ideal for a psychology graduate with a strong interest in clinical practice, research and service improvement, who is committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care and developing a career within psychological services.

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.

Main duties of the job

To support and enhance the professional psychological care of people who use services by providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist working within the service, and by working independently according to a plan agreed with the team leader and the supervising psychologist.

To assist in clinically related administration, conduct audits, collect outcome statistics, and/or other project work as appropriate and agreed with the team leader and supervising psychologist.

To facilitate/co-facilitate the running of therapeutic groups.

Working for our organisation

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.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for this job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Qualifications

• Psychology degree accredited by BPS* at 2.1 or above OR Psychology degree accredited by BPS* at 2.2 and additional relevant Masters qualification OR Degree plus Masters level conversion qualification accredited by the BPS (British Psychological Society)

Experience

• Experience of working in relevant area, either voluntary or paid
• Experience of working collaboratively with others
• Experience in designing projects and analysing the outputs
• Competent in the use of SPSS for Windows including setting up databases, statistical analysis and presentation of results

We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.

Sponsorship

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

Please note we have the right to close this advert early, once we reach a suitable number of applications.