Are you qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist this year? Are you already qualified and looking for your first Clinical Psychologist post? Are you wanting to begin your qualified journey in a caring team, experienced in supporting newly qualified psychologists in their development? If so, we want to hear from you.

We are recruiting for a Clinical Psychologist to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Psychology sits at the heart of the service and reaches into all aspects of service delivery, working alongside mental health nurses, practitioners from social care and occupational therapy backgrounds, youth offending practitioners, family and creative therapists, psychiatrists, and senior leads.

Your role is part of the Psychology and Psychological Therapies specialism within the wider CAMHS Team. We pride ourselves in delivering high quality and innovative psychological solutions with children, young people and their families who experience difficulties with mental health.

The service offers direct therapeutic work in the form of individual therapy, group work and parent workshops. We work closely with Childrens Services, education, social care, charities and voluntary agencies. The service has a comprehensive delivery model with care pathways for a wide range of mental health difficulties. These include depression and anxiety, trauma, functional and somatic symptoms, self-harming behaviours, challenging behaviours and eating disorders.

Main duties of the job

Duties of the post are varied and focus on the diversity of skill that Clinical Psychologists hold. Your post will be to deliver psychological interventions and deliver group interventions and trainings. You will support the Consultant Psychologist in developing psychological thinking within the team and undertaking service development projects. You will lead new psychological initiatives within the service and actively grow the psychological skills of other team members. You will provide clinical supervision to Assistant Psychologists and Psychological Therapists.

The Service has strong links with the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Course at Southampton University and provides placements for Trainee Psychologists. This link offers the opportunity for the post holder to train via the University as a Clinical Supervisor and opens avenues for pursuing research and teaching interests.

We can offer flexible working hours and agile working, to enable you to have a good work/life balance. Relocation packages can be discussed and considered upon request. The NHS offers a wide range of staff benefits including pension, cycle-to-work scheme and many discounts at retail outlets.

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 wholeheartedly 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 integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.

The transformation will happen in staggered 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 in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation 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.

The Isle of Wight is known for its live music and festivals, sailing, walking, and cycling, as well as water sports and its fantastic beaches. Commuting links to and from the island are well-established. We are a short distance to the south coast, with London, Bournemouth, Brighton and regional airports within easy reach. If history is your thing, we have numerous heritage sites and foodies will be impressed with our selection of restaurants, bars and family-friendly pubs.

The Service recognises the importance of receiving regular supervision and of continued professional development and actively supports your training and study. The service is committed to ensuring caseloads are set at a level that enables you to have admin and preparation time for clinical sessions, supporting you to provide the highest quality of care.

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 British Psychological Society (BPS), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychological, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• Registration with the Health Care and Professionals Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner (Clinical) Psychologist.
• Professional knowledge acquired through doctoral training, supplemented by post qualification short specialist courses and further specialist training/specialist clinical experience & clinical supervision.
• Formal post-qualification training in clinical supervision of other psychologists or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.

Experience

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained intense concentration alongside proactive engagement with patients, families, and other professionals.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive or highly contentious 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.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
• Knowledge of broad occupational guidelines and legislation in relation to the specialist client group and mental health.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) and knowledge acquisition as recommended by the BPS and required for registration with the HCPC.

Desirable

• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g., Personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies
• Record of having published in peer-reviewed or academic journals and/or books.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Marys Hospital

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

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