This is a really exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic Psychologist to be at the forefront of the development of a new multi disciplinary Learning Disability and Autism team across Hampshire. Having been successful to expand our provision to children with Learning Disabilities, we are looking for a psychologist to work alongside the clinical lead and other disciplines in developing the psychological offer for the young people we work with. The post holder will also help with the development of pathways and shaping the culture of the team. The team are keen on developing the psychology provision across the county, and providing effective supervision, training and leadership will be an ongoing part of this exciting role.

You will get to join a small group of dedicated and skilled professionals to develop a wider service from the ground up, so that these children and their families can receive best practice in the support they need for their mental health and challenging behaviour. Historically the offer has mainly been Learning Disability nurses and therefore the team are really excited at the prospect of building up the multi-disciplinary team. The team has recently recruited an occupational therapist and speech and language therapist. We are hopeful of being able to add and look forward to finding an experienced psychologist to share the excitement and the opportunity with us.

We would consider Band 7 to Band 8a development post in order to get the right applicant.

Main duties of the job

As a multi-disciplinary team member for the LD/A service you will provide specialist expertise to understand and support the complex mental health and behavioural needs of children and young people with learning disabilities and/or Autism.

You will work as an active member of a team, contributing expertise within your specialist area to develop the service and also providing clinical skills for assessment and interventions.

Contributing to the management of a team caseload of clients with complex needs, you will provide consultation, specialist assessments, recommendations and interventions as appropriate to your role. We follow a multi-disciplinary approach and as such you will provide specialist assessment and intervention with specific responsibilities within your specialist profession.

You will receive regular supervision from a senior Psychologist within Hampshire CAMHS, and will have opportunities to link with other Child Psychologists in the trust, as well as access to training opportunities offered by Southern Health Foundation Trust. We would also encourage external informal links with other specialist services to share best practice.

Across the county we are a friendly and fun psychology service, with core values of Compassion, Authenticity, Hope, Commitment, Integrity and Safety and we welcome new psychologists who share these values and can bring their own strengths and passions to the 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.

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 applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK], including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, approved by the HPCP

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
• Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities and other complex needs within a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client 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 teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience or demonstrable knowledge of working with the particular client group served by the team/service
• Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
• High level of knowledge and skills in neuropsychology and evidence of further practice and/or training since qualification.
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HPC

Desirable

• Demonstrate specialist experience gained post-qualification of working as an applied psychologist with evidence of having received a substantial amount of clinical supervision (normally in the region of approximately 50 hours).
• Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Communication/Relationship skills:
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment formulation and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Ability to work within a large geographical area effectively, managing travel arrangements and using creative working solutions.
• Ability to plan and manage a complex work load with competing demands.
• Ability to plan and implement projects
• Skills in clinical supervision of others
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to use electronic clinical record systems.
• Experience of software e.g. SPSS, EXCEL and ACCESS
• Ability to use a keyboard /computer
• Able to carry out PMVA interventions
• Ability to maintain sustained concentration over considerable time and to be able to manage a high number of competing work demands.
• Ability to meet competing deadlines

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bramblys Grange Health Centre

Bramblys Drive

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 8UN

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