Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist CBT Therapist

NHS; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Deputy Clinical Lead to oversee psychological services for staff. The role involves providing high-quality psychological support, leading service development, and ensuring inclusive practices. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience in mental health.

Benefits

Flexible working

Free parking

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Extensive post qualification clinical experience in adult mental health.
• Experience of leading in clinical practice and service development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the psychology provision and ensure high standards of care.
• Deliver psychological assessments and interventions to staff.
• Develop and implement policies and care pathways.

Skills

Leadership

Psychological Support

Clinical Governance

Education

HCPC Registered Psychologist

NMC Mental Health Nurse

Social Work England Registered Mental Health Social Worker

Job description

Job summary

Here for You provides confidential, inclusive and accessible psychological interventions to staff within SABP and across our partners organisations. The interventions provided include individual psychological. support and also support for teams.

This role of Deputy Clinical Lead, will be responsible for leading the psychology provision within Here for You by working closely with the Clinical Lead/Head of Staff Support to ensuring relevant clinical supervision is provided to staff, standards of service provision are set, monitored and maintained and that people, who use the service, receive a timely, accessible and inclusive service. Ensuring the service provides high quality, evidence based psychological interventions to staff.

This role will also deliver high quality psychology assessments, interventions and consultation within the Trust. Working with the Head of Staff Support on service development and evaluation.

Suitable for someone who is interested in and passionate about providing high quality leadership and psychological support to staff accessing our service and the wider organisations Here for You works with. Highly motivated to ensure the service provided is inclusive and working to ensure the service engages with marginalised or vulnerable staff groups. Ability to work autonomously when required but also to work closely and collaboratively with Head of Staff Support who provides oversight for the service.

Main duties of the job

o To Deputise for the Clinical Lead as and when required

. To maintain high standards of care in all areas of practice in accordance with professionalCode of Conduct and Trust Policies and Procedures.

o To plan and deliver a highly specialist psychology service in the area of staff support, providing leadership and to oversee the clinical governance of the service by working closely with the Head of Staff Support

o To lead in the supervision and contribute to Individual Performance Review/Appraisal ofpsychology staff, as required.

oTo positively contribute to Trust and divisional developments in relation to psychology practice and staff support. To advocate and represent the Here for You service as and when required.

o To be responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols and care pathways as agreed with Head of Staff Support

o To ensure that the needs of people with protected characteristics are addressed within localservices and future developments.

o To demonstrate highly specialist expertise and specialist psychological skills such as specialist psychological assessments, formulation, therapeutic interventions and consultation to support people with complex needs

o To lead in developing and conducting clinical audit and research.

o To influence and develop team cultures that support and encourage innovation, creativity, partnership working and curiosity.

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.

The Trust employs a large number of psychologists and psychological therapists who represent a key part of the workforce. There is access to CPD and all Principal Psychologists are part of the Trust-wide Psychology Advisory Committee.

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

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,337 to £74,415 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

325-7173928-CORP

Job locations

Trust Headquarters, 18 Mole Business Park

Randalls Road

Leatherhead

KT227AD

Job description Job responsibilities

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Accredited CBT Therapist (with a registered profession in mental health nursing or mental health social work) with proven strong leadership skills to join our small and friendly team of clinicians at Here for You delivering both individual and team psychological interventions to staff and providing senior leadership within the service.

Within this new role, the postholder will be expected to lead on developing the service, working closely with the Head of Staff Support (Clinical and Service Lead Here for You) and providing some of the psychological interventions to staff who access the service. We offer a wide range of psychological interventions within Here for You which we continually review and develop as required to meet the needs of our staff and the latest evidence-based practice. Ensuring our service is fully accessible to our staff will be a key aspect of this role. The post holder will deputise for the Clinical Lead as and when required and support the Clinical Lead in providing strategic direction for the service. Ensuring our contracts with external partners are met will be a key aspect of this post.

This is an excellent opportunity to use and further develop leadership skills within a committed and supportive team; to lead in developing and delivering psychological staff support initiatives and play a leading role in helping to support staff wellbeing. Working both within our organisation and across the whole system; a keenness to develop new skills and to deliver a responsive and compassionate, inclusive service is essential. This role also provides excellent opportunities for developing service development skills and learning and leading on system and partnership working through this role and working closely with the Clinical and Service Lead.

At Here for You, we are a team of qualified psychological practitioners, who offer expert free, confidential psychological & mental health support for people working at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and partner organisations across Surrey.

This post is 0.6 wte and the post holder will be required to work from the Trust Headquarters in Leatherhead as and when needed but at least 50% of the time. The post holder will also be required to travel to attend groups sessions of other training as and when needed.

The working days will be agreed with Head of Staff Support but will be 9am - 5pm 3 days a week.

Job description Job responsibilities

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Accredited CBT Therapist (with a registered profession in mental health nursing or mental health social work) with proven strong leadership skills to join our small and friendly team of clinicians at Here for You delivering both individual and team psychological interventions to staff and providing senior leadership within the service.

Within this new role, the postholder will be expected to lead on developing the service, working closely with the Head of Staff Support (Clinical and Service Lead Here for You) and providing some of the psychological interventions to staff who access the service. We offer a wide range of psychological interventions within Here for You which we continually review and develop as required to meet the needs of our staff and the latest evidence-based practice. Ensuring our service is fully accessible to our staff will be a key aspect of this role. The post holder will deputise for the Clinical Lead as and when required and support the Clinical Lead in providing strategic direction for the service. Ensuring our contracts with external partners are met will be a key aspect of this post.

This is an excellent opportunity to use and further develop leadership skills within a committed and supportive team; to lead in developing and delivering psychological staff support initiatives and play a leading role in helping to support staff wellbeing. Working both within our organisation and across the whole system; a keenness to develop new skills and to deliver a responsive and compassionate, inclusive service is essential. This role also provides excellent opportunities for developing service development skills and learning and leading on system and partnership working through this role and working closely with the Clinical and Service Lead.

At Here for You, we are a team of qualified psychological practitioners, who offer expert free, confidential psychological & mental health support for people working at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and partner organisations across Surrey.

This post is 0.6 wte and the post holder will be required to work from the Trust Headquarters in Leatherhead as and when needed but at least 50% of the time. The post holder will also be required to travel to attend groups sessions of other training as and when needed.

The working days will be agreed with Head of Staff Support but will be 9am - 5pm 3 days a week.

Person Specification Professional Registration Essential

• HCPC Registered Psychologist or NMC Mental Health Nurse or Social Work England Registered Mental Health Social Worker with BABCP Accreditation

Essential Criteria Essential

• Completion of appropriate supervision qualification
• Extensive post qualification clinical experience in adult mental health including providing psychological intervention with people with complex mental health difficulties
• Experience of leading in clinical practice, service development or project work
• Experience of implementing change following audit and service evaluation
• Experience of advising other professionals on complex psychological issues and risk

Desirable

• Additional academic qualification in area of providing staff psychological support
• Additional leadership/management qualification or study

Clinical Expertise Essential

• Demonstrable experience of developing complex formulations drawing on multiple psychological models

Person Specification Professional Registration Essential

• HCPC Registered Psychologist or NMC Mental Health Nurse or Social Work England Registered Mental Health Social Worker with BABCP Accreditation

Essential Criteria Essential

• Completion of appropriate supervision qualification
• Extensive post qualification clinical experience in adult mental health including providing psychological intervention with people with complex mental health difficulties
• Experience of leading in clinical practice, service development or project work
• Experience of implementing change following audit and service evaluation
• Experience of advising other professionals on complex psychological issues and risk

Desirable

• Additional academic qualification in area of providing staff psychological support
• Additional leadership/management qualification or study

Clinical Expertise Essential

• Demonstrable experience of developing complex formulations drawing on multiple psychological models

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).

Additional information 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

Trust Headquarters, 18 Mole Business Park

Randalls Road

Leatherhead

KT227AD

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust Headquarters, 18 Mole Business Park

Randalls Road

Leatherhead

KT227AD

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)