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Based at our England South Hub in Leatherhead, Surrey

Status: Permanent and Fixed Term Contracts available

Salary: BAND 7 or BAND 8a, dependent on experience, plus 5% Fringe Allowance

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hoursper week, Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 16:30, hybrid working available

We have 2 permanent full time posts and one fixed term contract post available, however we can support a flexible approach to working hours to accommodate the right candidate.

Based at our England South Hub (in Leatherhead, Surrey) / hybrid working model

About Us:

Combat Stress is the UK’s leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century we’ve been helping former service personnel deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service. We provide a range of community, outpatient and residential mental health services to veterans with complex mental health problems. We provide servicesin-person, and viaphoneandonline.

About the role:

We have several exciting opportunities for Band 7 or Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or BABCP Accredited CBT Therapists to join our team. We require highly skilled and motivated practitioners to work as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team providing high quality, specialist evidence-based treatment to Veterans. The post holders will be innovative, enthusiastic and flexible and able to work both autonomously and as part of the team.

Key elements of the roles will include;

• delivering CBT on a one to one and group basis including intensive trauma focused CBT

• contributing psychological expertise as part of a multi-disciplinary team

• contributing to service evaluation, audit and research

• contributing to policy and service development

We are particularly interested in receiving applications from those with experience in the specialist field of trauma

All psychological therapists at Combat Stress are professionally managed with appropriate levels of supervision, peer support and specialist training.

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

What we offer:

You will work within a reputable charity that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our veterans, that has a fantastic cause and a committed follower base.

In addition, we offer the following benefits:

• Band 7 – 27 days annual leave, with an increase to 30 days annual leave upon 5 years of continuous service, plus bank holidays and an additional increase to 33 days annual leave upon 10 years continuous service, plus bank holidays.

• Band 8a – 30 days annual leave plus bank holidaysand an additional increase to 33 days annual leave upon 10 years continuous service, plus bank holidays.

• Competitive stakeholder pension scheme – contributions matched up to 11% of salary

• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme

If you have been informed about the role by a current employee, please state this and the employees name in your covering letter.

Please note, you MUST have the right to work in the UK to apply for our vacancies and work at Combat Stress.

Please note new appointments will normally be made on the first incremental point of the advertised band within the salary scale.