Job Summary
The Forensic Outreach Liaison Service is dedicated to supporting individuals with complex needs who have engaged in offending behaviour, helping them build hopeful, meaningful lives through recovery-focused mental health interventions. If you are passionate about making a real difference, you'll find a rewarding opportunity here to foster resilience, promote healing, and support lasting positive change.
As part of our expanding multi‑disciplinary therapies team, you will work collaboratively to deliver evidence‑based therapies that enable individuals to overcome challenges, manage their mental health, and reintegrate successfully into the community. Your expertise will help empower recovery, reduce reoffending, and enhance wellbeing.
If you believe in recovery as a powerful journey toward transformation and want to be part of a dedicated team that supports positive futures, we want to hear from you.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services.
Responsibilities
* To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.
* Promote a psychological perspective both within teams and sharing with other colleagues.
* Work collaboratively with team managers/Clinical leads in the development and delivering of effective services.
* Supporting and/or leading on specific service development projects.
* The postholder will be expected to work flexibly within the service.
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 Trusts 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.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Details
Date posted: 05 November 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £50,008 to £64,880 a year Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number: 325-7585154-SS
Job locations: Unither House, Curfew Bell Rd, Chertsey, KT16 9FG
Person Specification
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.
* Experience of working with people with a forensic history or offending background.
Desirable
* Demonstrable interest/skill in a relevant specialist area.
* 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.
Qualifications
Essential
* Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification, HCPC Registered Forensic Psychologist, or equivalent.
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.
Employer details
Employer name: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Unither House, Curfew Bell Rd, Chertsey, KT16 9FG
Employer's website: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us
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