Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Psychologist (Band 7-8a Development Post)

The closing date is 07 January 2026

Job summary

The Children and Young People's Directorate in Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist development role (Band 7 to 8a) to join the Hope Service based in Guildford. Applicants who meet the requirements for a Band 8a will be considered for hiring at this band.

The Hope Service is an innovative and highly respected, multi-disciplinary service for young people aged 11-18 who are experiencing complex mental health, emotional, social and behavioural needs which could cause a placement breakdown or may require a Tier 4 hospital admission. It is a partnership between Health Services, Children's Services and Education. We are a Centre of Clinical Excellence and awarded Outstanding by Ofsted.

We are looking to recruit to a permanent part-time position at Band 7-8a level Clinical Psychologist who will work with young people with complex mental health, behavioral and social care needs. This post will be suitable for a passionate and committed psychologist interested in ensuring excellent psychological care is accessible for young people with complex mental health difficulties from diverse backgrounds and with diverse needs. We are looking for a dynamic and motivated staff member with experience in working with young people with complex needs.

Applications are invited from qualified Clinical Psychologists registered with the HCPC.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be responsible for providing specialist assessments and interventions for children and young people with moderate and severe mental health problems. You will contribute to the service through consultation, training, supervision, service evaluation and audit. Supervision and support is provided by a highly experienced Clinical Psychologist.

About us

You will be joining at a very exciting time, as our services transform to adopt the Thrive Framework in close collaboration with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust and the Surrey Wellbeing Partnership. The CYPS directorate is supported by an active Learning and Development Team, and regular training opportunities will be provided. The service has excellent links with the Clinical Psychology course at the University of Surrey.

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.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,888 to £64,880 a year per annum, pro rata, including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

325-6828489-CYPS-F

Job locations

Hope Guildford

57-59 Worplesdon Road

Guildford

GU2 9RS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document for further information on the main responsibilities and requirements for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document for further information on the main responsibilities and requirements for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable

Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees (or completion within 12 months of commencement in post)

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people from across the life span with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles
Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic
Candidates should demonstrate experience of working with the children and young people
Driving licence and access to a car for work purposes

Desirable

Experience of supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists
Demonstrable post registration/clinical experience and competency relevant to this care group.
Experience of contributing to clinical practice/service development/project work
Demonstrable interest/skill in a relevant specialist area.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable

Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees (or completion within 12 months of commencement in post)

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people from across the life span with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles
Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic
Candidates should demonstrate experience of working with the children and young people
Driving licence and access to a car for work purposes

Desirable

Experience of supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists
Demonstrable post registration/clinical experience and competency relevant to this care group.
Experience of contributing to clinical practice/service development/project work
Demonstrable interest/skill in a relevant specialist area.

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.