About this role
Job summary
Priory Hospital Woking is a mental health and addiction rehab hospital, offering world class inpatient and outpatient treatment.
We can treat a variety of addictions and mental health conditions, including alcohol and drug recovery services, and treatment for depression. We can also offer private autism assessments for adults, as well as an autism psychological support pathway for adults who have been diagnosed with autism.
Priory Hospital Woking is located just outside the town centre and is approximately a 10-15 minute drive from the surrounding areas. If you're driving through town, going via Lockfield Drive or St Johns road will likely be the quickest routes.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will play a key part in patient recovery, supporting the assessment and delivery of tailored treatment plans while ensuring dignity, respect, and high standards of care.
Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments and develop evidence-based formulations for adults with complex mental health needs. Deliver high-quality, evidence-based psychological therapies in individual and group settings. Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support recovery-focused, person-centred care. Contribute to the development, review, and evaluation of personalised treatment plans. Provide psychological consultation, guidance, and training to colleagues and the wider clinical team. Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure practice complies with professional, ethical, and regulatory standards. Participate in clinical governance, service development, quality improvement, and audit activities. Offer risk assessment and risk management input to support safe and effective patient care. Provide clinical supervision, reflective practice, and mentoring where appropriate.
About us
Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.
For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.
All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
Job description Job responsibilities
Priory Hospital Woking
Salary FTE £58,250 Pro Rota £34,950
Part Time/ 22.5 Hours
Priory Hospital Woking has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our team. This role is offered on a part-time basis, working 22.5 hours per week.
We also have a full-time opportunity available, working 37.5 hours per week, for candidates seeking a full-time position.
Person Specification
Requirements Essential
Essential for the role Consultant Psychologist Applicants must be HCPC registered with a minimum of five years post-registration experience at Consultant level, demonstrating leadership and strategic experience. Essential training includes CBT and at least two further therapeutic modalities, including at least one intervention appropriate to the patient group.
Desirable
The following experience would be beneficial: Experience working within inpatient mental health services, including acute, rehabilitation, or specialist settings, would be advantageous.
We welcome candidates with expertise in supporting individuals with complex mental health presentations, including risk management, trauma, personality disorders, and neurodevelopmental conditions. Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, providing clinical supervision and consultation, contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives, and supporting research, audit, or innovation projects would be highly valued. Experience in delivering teaching and training, working collaboratively with external agencies, and promoting psychologically informed care across services would also be beneficial.
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 Priory Healthcare
Address Chobham Road
Knaphill
Surrey
GU21 2QF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)