Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in Chertsey is seeking a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to contribute to intensive care teams. Applicants must be HCPC registered and possess a doctorate in Clinical Psychology, with extensive clinical experience and skills in supervising trainees. The role offers opportunities for mentorship within a supportive network of psychologists, with responsibilities including consultations and service evaluations. Salary ranges from £66,653 to £77,094 annually, with remote working options available.

Responsibilities

• Key role in consultation to ICU staff.
• Training and evaluation of service aspects.
• Part of the Clinical Health Psychology Network.

Skills

Extensive clinical experience

Leadership in clinical practice

Supervision of trainees

Change implementation

Complex formulations

Advising on psychological issues

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Clinical supervision course

HCPC registration

Additional academic qualification

Leadership/management study

Job description

Go back Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

The closing date is 07 January 2026

Are you interested in developing your career as an HCPC registered applied psychologist in intensive care? As well as being a member of the intensive care teams based at Ashford and St Peter's hospitals, you will be part of a network of around 30 psychologists working both within Ashford and St Peter's hospitals and across the other acute and community trusts that Surrey and Borders Foundation Trust support. Within our network there are a range of additional training and interests including: trauma informed care, systemic approaches, sports and exercise, CFT, ACT, neurodivergence and the widening participation in psychology agenda. The network provides opportunities for mentorship, supervision and professional development. The post is professionally managed through the Clinical Health Psychology Department in Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust.

Psychology is a highly valued and developing resource in both ICU services and both teams are keen to work with psychology to shape the service and the psychological care pathways.

Main duties of the job

You will have experience of working in physical healthcare contexts and be trained in different therapeutic and psychological approaches. You will hold a key role in consultation to ICU staff, training, audit and evaluation of all aspects of the service. You will have the opportunity to meet regularly with and be a part of our wider Clinical Health Psychology Network, who provide input across the adult sector in pain, stroke, community neuropsychology cardiac, specialist weight management, specialist gastroenterology, diabetes, cystic fibrosis and staff wellbeing. You will receive regular peer support and clinical supervision and have access to a range of psychologists with a wide range of skills and interests.

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.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

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 and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent
• Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees
• HCPC registration
• Additional academic clinical qualification relevant to area of work
• Additional leadership/management study

Experience

• Extensive post qualification clinical experience in relevant clinical setting
• Experience of leading in clinical practice, service development or project work.
• Experience of supervising trainees, assistant psychologists, qualified clinical/counselling psychologists and others providing psychological therapies
• Experience of implementing change following audit and service evaluation
• Demonstrableexperienceofdevelopingcomplexformulationsdrawingonmultiple psychological models
• Experience of advising other professionals on complex psychological issues and risk

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.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£66,653 to £77,094 a yearIncl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.