Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

B7 Adult Psychotherapist - part time

The closing date is 23 June 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a 6 session Band 7 Adult Psychotherapist post to join our dynamic, friendly and welcoming secondary care team in the North-West Surrey Psychotherapy Service at Unither House, Chertsey which is one of three psychotherapy services in the Trust.

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants with experience of working with severe, enduring, and complex mental health presentations and/or those with a core professional training in mental health.

The post holder will have substantial experience working as an adult psychotherapist in a specialist psychotherapy service, or its equivalent including experience in specialist assessment and treatment, individual, group and MBT psychotherapy, and long-term work with severe and enduring presentations.

We strongly encourage applicants to visit/contact the department prior to interview.Please contact Carol Hunter on 01483 443683 who will direct your call or email psychotherapyswneh@sabp.nhs.uk

Interviews to be held the morning of Wednesday 16th July at Unither House, Chertsey.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Main duties of the job

To undertake psychotherapeutic consultations and provide individual psychodynamic psychotherapy.

To liaise with professionals, carers and relatives as required about referrals patients to the service.

Maintaining up to date risk assessments on patients that are directly involved in your care.

To involve patients in their personal care plans taking their individual needs and preferences into account.

To conduct both group analytic and mentalization based treatments following appropriate training and with ongoing supervision.

To help advise other professionals and trainees engaged in mental health work about the role and suitability of Psychoanalytically informed interventions.

Please refer to the job description for more information on the requirements for this role.

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.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details

Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£48,270 to £54,931 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

325-7066193-COMM

Job locations

Unither House

Curfew Bell Road

Chertsey

KT16 9FG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • In depth understanding and training in the delivery of individual psychoanalytic therapy is mandatory.

Qualifications

Essential

  • UKCP accreditation with the Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis College or BPC accreditation in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • In depth understanding and training in the delivery of individual psychoanalytic therapy is mandatory.

Qualifications

Essential

  • UKCP accreditation with the Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis College or BPC accreditation in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

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

Unither House

Curfew Bell Road

Chertsey

KT16 9FG


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

Unither House

Curfew Bell Road

Chertsey

KT16 9FG


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Administrator

Carol Hunter

psychotherapyswneh@sabp.nhs.uk

01483443683

Details

Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£48,270 to £54,931 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

325-7066193-COMM

Job locations

Unither House

Curfew Bell Road

Chertsey

KT16 9FG


Supporting documents

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