Based at our England South Hub in Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 0BX
Status: Permanent
Salary: Band 8b, £66,546 – £76,950, per annum, dependent on experience, plus 5% Outer London Fringe Allowance
Hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours per weekAbout Us:
Combat Stress is the UK’s leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century we’ve been helping former servicemen and women deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with PTSD, Complex PTSD and Moral Injury related to their military service. We provide a range of clinical services to veterans online and in-person as well as peer and family support.
It is an exciting time to be joining Combat Stress. Combat Stress remains one of the UK’s most well established and innovative clinical services positively shaping the future of Veterans’ mental health provision. We have a robust CPD programme and a highly active Research Department. As such, we benefit from innovative clinical and research collaborations with international experts in the field to trial and deliver effective interventions for Complex-PTSD.
About the role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join our England South hub as part of Combat Stress’ wider Clinical Services providing specialist assessment and treatment for veterans across the UK.
The successful candidate will adopt a senior clinical role in an interdisciplinary team comprising Psychologists and Accredited Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Consultant Psychiatrists and Peer and Family Support colleagues, within specialist clinical services for Veterans with PTSD, Complex PTSD and Moral Injury as a result of their military service. They will provide clinical and professional leadership of the psychological therapies team in the region and offer specialist assessment, formulation and psychological interventions to address Veteran needs within an integrated interdisciplinary care pathway.
The successful candidate will clinically supervise Senior Psychologists/Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and deliver psychological interventions in at least two evidence-based therapies for PTSD and C-PTSD, including TF-CBT, NET, CPT, CFT for trauma and PE. They will support external relationships to improve cross-service collaborative working relationships, improved care pathways for Veterans and increase awareness of Combat Stress in the South of England.
About you:
We are looking for someone who is keen to take a senior clinical role in the delivery and development of our services and contribute to the leadership of the same. You will be developing as a compassionate leader and skilled clinician, who is committed to clinical effectiveness, service innovation and delivering trauma-informed services.
This role is subject to a DBS check.
What we offer:
You will work within a reputable charity that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our veterans, that has a fantastic cause and a committed follower base.
Benefits:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and an additional increase to 33 days annual leave upon 10 years continuous service, plus bank holidays.
- Competitive stakeholder pension scheme – contributions matched up to 11% of salary
- Discount shopping vouchers
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible working
- Access to Blue Light Card scheme
- Death in Service Scheme
How to apply:
Thank you for your interest in working for Combat Stress.
If your application is shortlisted, one of the team will contact you shortly after the closing date to let you know the next steps.
Please be aware that due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to all applicants. If you do not hear from the team within 3 weeks of the closing date, we will not be taking your application further on this occasion.
We will keep your details for up to 6 months after the vacancy has been successfully filed. Please feel free to contact us if you no longer wish us to hold your details.
Once again, thank you for your interest in working at Combat Stress.
To apply, send an up to date CV and covering letter to recuitmentsouth@combatstress.org.uk
If you have been informed about the role by a current employee, please state this and the employees name in your covering letter.
For further information about the role please contact Dr Leanne Bannister, Acting Clinical Lead on Leanne.Bannister@combatstress.org.uk or Dr Lee Robinson, Acting Clinical Director on Lee.Robinson@combatstress.org.uk
Please note, you MUST have the right to work in the UK to apply for our vacancies and work at Combat Stress.
Closing date: 1 September 2026
Interview date: TBC, most likley 24/25 September 2026
Please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early, should we receive a sufficient amount of applicants
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Combat Stress is the data controller for the information you provide during the recruitment process unless otherwise stated. If you have any queries about the process or how we handle your information, please contact us at HR@CombatStress.org.uk.
All of the information you provide during the process will only be used for the purpose of progressing your application, or to fulfill legal or statutory requirements if necessary.
We will not share any of the information you provide during the recruitment process with any third parties for marketing purposes or store any of your information outside of the European Economic Area. The information you provide will be held securely by our data processors whether the information is in electronic or physical format.
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We do not collect more information than we need to fulfill our recruitment process and will not retain it for longer than is necessary.
Applications sent speculatively will be retained for a maximum period of six months, unless you contact us and ask us to delete your application sooner.
To read Combat Stress’ Privacy Policy please see our website www.combatstress.org.uk.
