Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

We are seeking a Clinical Psychologist to work at our Veterans Outreach Support (VOS) charity. This is a regional veterans' mental health service offering assessment, diagnostic and medication reviews, therapy, and substance misuse recovery work to veterans aged 18 and over, their partners and dependants, where appropriate in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight region.

VOS has been operating in Portsmouth since 2008, originally set up by veterans of the Falklands Conflict, to provide mental healthcare and mental wellbeing support to veterans of all the UK Armed Forces, the Merchant Marine, and their families. It provides monthly Drop-Ins in Portsmouth and Isle of Wight that offer a wide range of support from housing, employment, financial, legal, and a variety of social interventions alongside clinical mental health triage, which you would be part of. VOS has an active role within the Portsmouth Military Mental Health Alliance and is currently working towards accreditation with the Quality Network for Veterans Mental Health Services (QNVMHS), overseen by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

We have dedicated offices at the Royal Maritime Club - one of the oldest hotels in Portsmouth, first established in Queen Street in 1853. At the hotel we have therapy rooms and space for clinics to be held, there is also onsite parking and a multistorey car park opposite. We also host clinics on the Isle of Wight.

Main duties of the job

*Identifying our service users psychological, emotional and behavioural problems

*Developing and implementing treatment plans and therapeutic processes for our service users

*Helping service users define plans and goals to achieve personal, educational and social development and adjustment

*Monitoring the progress of service users through meetings and sessions

*Helping service users make positive progress in their lives and providing support and advice to Carers where appropriate

*Provision of supervision to clinical staff in VOS

*There may be some management responsibilities associated with this role.

About us

Make a difference with us

If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. At Solent NHS Trust, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We are proud to be an organisation which is focused on our people and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.

To deliver great care that is safe, simple and easy to access

To be a caring, flexible and supportive place to work

To deliver the best value for money

Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture. They breathe life into our organisation -- guiding and inspiring all of our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.

In creating our values, we spent time listening to our employees and members. Based on what people told us, we created our HEART values to reflect the deep belief that we are caring organisation at the centre of our community: Honesty, Everyone counts, Accountable, Respectful, Teamwork.

We are an accredited Real Living Wage employer.

We encourage and support our staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19.