Job summary
Provide a qualified highly specialist trauma informed psychological service to patients on the treatment pathway across the primary care service from within the PCN. The post holder will work as part of a multi-professional team within the PCN to support and facilitate the co-production of bespoke formulation driven psychological interventions. Providing a consistent, constant point of contact that is easily accessible within a local GP practice and facilitating access to additional support where required in line with the no wrong door approach.
The post holder will provide high quality specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions and prioritise their own clinical workload. At the same time providing expert advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to the PMHT (Primary Mental Health Team), PCN professional community, non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
The post holder will work as an autonomous, independent practitioner responsible for own work and intervention and for the interpretation of agreed guidelines and policies in providing a highly specialist psychological therapies service. Working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
Main duties of the job
To comment and propose change to policy or service development within the area psychological service and team.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the clinical team.
To demonstrate an attitude which respects and values patients and their carers and the core values of the trust: patients and people first; partnership; and respect.
To ensure systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support for all other practitioners within the PCNS for which the post holder has designated professional responsibility, including the identification of CPD needs across the PCN.
The characteristics of the core population include people diagnosed with enduring mental health needs (psychosis, bi-polar, complex depression) and complex emotional needs who may find it difficult to:
make or maintain relationships
connect with other people, including friends, family or work colleagues
manage and control their emotions
cope with life and difficult feelings
control their behaviours and impulses
The post holder will be expected to develop a holistic formulation, working with patients identified with an underlying condition in the context of the formulation derived. This may include formulating and understanding a range of behaviours, including disordered eating, in the context of trauma informed formulation.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
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. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
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
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology AND HCPC Registration
- OR
- DCounsPsy with HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Training & qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- Attendance at specialist short/longer courses relevant to the post (eg MBT or DBT, Trauma Informed Care, CAT, CCC, Group Approaches)
Experience
Essential
- In depth experience of undertaking psychological assessment, formulation and intervention both individually and in groups, with service users with complex needs, including psychosis and behaviours consistent with a diagnosis of personality disorder
- In depth experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of working within the NHS as an Applied Psychologist
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Ability to work collaboratively with other agencies
- Able to illustrate examples of service development initiated by the candidate that improves the outcomes for individuals
- Skills in providing consultation and supervision to other professionals (both psychological therapists and other colleagues) and to formulate psychologically informed and recovery focused care plans
- Commitment to attend staff training and participate in own development through supervision and performance development
- Demonstrate experience of working in mental health services
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
Desirable
- Experience of the application of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working in an CMHT setting
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets were in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology AND HCPC Registration
- OR
- DCounsPsy with HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Training & qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- Attendance at specialist short/longer courses relevant to the post (eg MBT or DBT, Trauma Informed Care, CAT, CCC, Group Approaches)
Experience
Essential
- In depth experience of undertaking psychological assessment, formulation and intervention both individually and in groups, with service users with complex needs, including psychosis and behaviours consistent with a diagnosis of personality disorder
- In depth experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of working within the NHS as an Applied Psychologist
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Ability to work collaboratively with other agencies
- Able to illustrate examples of service development initiated by the candidate that improves the outcomes for individuals
- Skills in providing consultation and supervision to other professionals (both psychological therapists and other colleagues) and to formulate psychologically informed and recovery focused care plans
- Commitment to attend staff training and participate in own development through supervision and performance development
- Demonstrate experience of working in mental health services
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
Desirable
- Experience of the application of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working in an CMHT setting
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets were in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
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).
Additional information
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).
