Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Band 8a)

Overview

You will join a specialist DBT team within an NHS trust expanding to extend its impact across Surrey and North-East Hampshire. In this role you contribute to high-quality psychological care for people with complex emotional needs and help shape an evolving service with cross-disciplinary collaboration. You will work with experienced colleagues, receive regular supervision, and have opportunities for professional development and meaningful impact. This is a growth-focused, mission-driven opportunity to advance DBT practice and patient outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working
• Free parking
• Excellent health and wellbeing support
• Wide staff networks
• Opportunities for professional development
• NHSE-funded PG Dip training in DBT

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate clients’ psychological needs
• Mentor, supervise and teach staff, including students
• Promote a psychological perspective within and across teams
• Collaborate with team managers and clinical leads to develop and deliver services
• Demonstrate flexibility in service delivery
• Lead on complex and challenging cases and develop expertise in the area
• Participate in recruitment and selection of staff

Key requirements

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
• Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course (or within 6 months)
• Experience with across-the-life-span mental health issues and diverse cognitive profiles
• Experience with multiple psychological models (systemic, behavioural, individual)
• Post-registration clinical experience and interest in complex emotional needs
• Experience in clinical practice/service development/project work
• Experience supervising assistant psychologists
• Evidence of leadership experience
• Training/experience in trauma interventions and family interventions
• Experience in risk formulation and management
• Valid driving licence with unrestricted vehicle use for work (community-based work)
• UK professional registration
• Desirable: prior DBT training

• Collaborative and multidisciplinary teamwork
• Leadership and supervision ability
• Strong communication and teaching skills
• DBT training (desirable)
• Trauma-focused interventions
• Family interventions

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