Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist PCN lead

Job summary

Across Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) we have launched our plan to transform experiences in adult mental health in a programme called 'No Wrong Door'. This is a new and innovative service led by the local NHS, councils, Public Health, GPs, voluntary and community partners and people with lived experience of mental illness.

Through our research adults with a serious mental illness have told us first contact is the most important point in successfully starting their recovery. When people with a serious mental illness are at their most anxious, they face too many choices with little support.

To tackle this, we are going to:

1.Ensure that at the start of a person's recovery, wherever and however a person accesses care they are met with compassion, understanding, and supported with both their physical and mental wellbeing.

2.Build teams around communities that are close to people's homes, by working with our partners including the voluntary sector, making sure people's recovery is close to their personal support networks.

3.Provide people who are working across these physical and mental health services with the right support and training, making sure we have creative career options across the area.

There will be regular opportunities for contact with Psychological Services staff working across the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Division. Within PSEH Psychological Services, we offer a range of interventions, including CBT, DBT, CAT, ACT, CFT, Art Therapy and EMDR.

Main duties of the job

Southern Health NHS Trust will be working with Primary Care Networks, known as PCNs, to develop teams of health and care professionals including wellbeing practitioners, nurses, experts in psychology and psychiatry, social workers, and education and employment support workers.

The PCNs have between them over 40 G.P practices and are Gosport, Sovereign, Coastal, Fareham & Portchester, Swan, East Hampshire, Strawberry Health, Havant & Waterlooville, and Hayling Island & Emsworth. Together they are responsible for over 500,000 patients.

Portsmouth and South East Division at Southern Health Foundation Trust (SHFT) HFT and Coast PCN's are now in a position to offer an exciting opportunity for an innovative and flexible professional who is able to network and be part of the building blocks for the transformation of frontline mental health services.

Employed by SHFT and funded jointly , you will potentially working across several of the PCN's and will play a highly supportive role in joining clinical pathways for patients..

We are seeking to recruit a Applied Psychologist or Psychological Therapist who has experience of working in mental health. The successful applicant will work across surgeries within the PCN footprints the local CMHT and other services including IAPT and those provided by other local partners.

The role offers exciting opportunities for direct clinical work, service development and multi-disciplinary team working.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.

- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Parkway Centre - Havant

51 Leigh Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2BF

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Parkway Centre - Havant

51 Leigh Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2BF

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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