Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical / Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist

The closing date is 04 January 2026

Job summary

The Children and Young People's (CYPS) Directorate in Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join the well-established multi-disciplinary Mindworks Hub South. Mindworks Hubs are part of Mindworks Surrey, an alliance of NHS, national and local voluntary sector organisations providing mental health services to children in Surrey using the THRIVE approach. The Mindworks Hub South has the main base in Frimley, with a satellite office in Guildford.

This post will be suitable for a passionate and highly motivated psychologist / CBT therapist interested in ensuring excellent psychological care is accessible for children and young people with complex mental health needs from diverse backgrounds, through delivering direct therapeutic interventions, providing supervision to junior colleagues, and providing consultations to the MDT and other services. This is a part-time (18.75 hours) secondment cover post based in Guildford.

Psychology in SABP has a history of being highly valued and clinicians are well supported to develop their generic and specialist skills in a range of therapeutic models. We encourage staff to be involved in service development, audit and research. We provide regular supervision and access to CPD opportunities.

Main duties of the job

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services
To supervise and teach unqualified staff, including students
To promote a psychological perspective within the team and with other agencies
To support team managers and clinical leads in the development and delivering of effective services

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.

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!

Date posted

30 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£50,008 to £56,908 a year pro rata, pa, including 5% HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

325-7471961-CYPS-B

Job locations

Azalea House

Bray Road

Guildford

GU2 7LQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description document for more details about the main responsibilities of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description document for more details about the main responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling qualification or equivalent OR CBT Therapist with a core professional qualification (e.g. Nurse, OT, Social Work)
HCPC or BABCP Registration

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 cognitive behavioural or Experience delivering CBT at a high level for a range of presentations

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling qualification or equivalent OR CBT Therapist with a core professional qualification (e.g. Nurse, OT, Social Work)
HCPC or BABCP Registration

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 cognitive behavioural or Experience delivering CBT at a high level for a range of presentations

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.