Clinical/Counselling/Applied Psychologist

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 November 2024

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical/Counselling/Applied Psychologist to join our Early Intervention in Psychosis Service. Applications are invited for a full time Band 8a post. Applications will also be considered for a Band 7 with the offer of preceptorship to Band 8a.

The EIP service is a specialised team who offer support to people presenting with their first episode of psychosis and contributing difficulties such as trauma, substances, anxiety, low mood etc. We are committed to delivering high quality, evidence-based interventions including CBTp and family work. The post holder will join a multidisciplinary team (MDT) and provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy individually and through group programmes to service users. They will also offer clinical supervision to other psychological therapists in the team. They will be supervised and managed by a senior psychologist and will be based in the Mid & North EIP Team, covering Basingstoke, Andover, and Winchester areas.

Main duties of the job

We are keen to help our staff progress and gain a broad range of experiences and therefore once embedded in the post additional training would be considered. The post holder will be part of the wider North Area Psychological Therapies team with links to Southampton University, including the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology. As a department, we offer a range of psychologically focused therapies. Opportunities for research and development within the post will be encouraged.

This role will provide a principal psychology service to clients of the service team, across all sectors of care; providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering expert advice on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers; to work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures; to utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research within the area served by the team/service.

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.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.

The transformation will happen in stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

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

Date posted

20 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,775 to £60,504 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-MNH-5845

Job locations

Parklands House

London Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 4AP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctoral level training in psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS. Registered with the Health Care Professions Council as a Psychologist.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctoral level training in psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS. Registered with the Health Care Professions Council as a Psychologist.

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.