Clinical Psychologist / Counselling PsychologistNHS
Job summary
We are looking for a compassionate trauma-informed psychologist who is interested in working within the area of acute mental healthcare. Our service at Parklands Hospital includes male and female wards, and a PICU. Your role will focus on clients referred to our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams (based primarily in Basingstoke, as well as one base in Winchester), supervised by a CAT-trained consultant clinical psychologist.
You will join a sizeable diverse team of warm, supportive, and creative psychologists and assistant psychologists, who are committed to providing inclusive person-centred care, and a psychologically-minded multidisciplinary team committed to embedding a recovery culture. We work transdiagnostically with a range of presentations, including psychosis and trauma, and relational difficulties. You will provide psychological assessment and therapy individually and support group programmes, as well as offering advice, consultation and training to staff in the team.Our psychological provision includes offering the Comprehend, Cope & Connect (CCC) approach, alongside various evidence-based therapeutic approaches (e.g. CBT, DBT, ACT, CFT and CAT).
We encourage applicants seeking a preceptorship from Band 7 to 8a. We welcome applications from unqualified practitioners nearing completing their training. Please do reach out to discuss requests for part-time hours and flexible working options.
Main duties of the job
You will work as an autonomous practitioner with your own clinical caseload, embedded within our clinical multi-professional team and the psychological therapies team. You will provide psychological assessments and formulations, brief interventions, provide supervision, provide advice to colleagues, and contribute to the implementation of the Comprehend, Cope and Connect (CCC) approach. CCC is a therapeutic intervention which enables multi-professional colleagues to offer psychologically-informed support to adults with acute mental health difficulties. Multi-disciplinary team formulations are part of this post, which supports and enhances a psychologically-informed culture across the wards, and subsequent collaborative care planning. There will be opportunities to utilise research skills to contribute to service development. You will be part of a cohesive team with a strong focus on quality improvement, co-production, further training and career development, plus aligning with the core values of the Trust (i.e. compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence).
Job description
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.
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.