Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist

An exciting opportunity for a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) or Psychological Therapist to join the Portsmouth & Southeast Hampshire Acute Care Pathway, blending roles to provide a connected approach in working with patients who are acutely unwell. The role is an opportunity to work part time within the Acute Psychology Service based at The Orchards Psychiatric Unit, working with inpatients and outpatients under the Portsmouth Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team.

This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to help build psychological skills within a well-established team. The post-holder will contribute to shaping the vision and delivery of the Acute Psychology Team assessment and intervention. This role will also enable you to build on your service evaluation and research skills as well as supervising Assistant Psychologists, HCSWs and trainee clinical psychologists on placement., The postholder will be required to work as an autonomous, independent member of the acute psychology team. They will be responsible for their own work and for implementing agreed guidelines and policies in providing a highly specialist psychological service to individuals in the acute inpatient unit and crisis resolution and home treatment team. Individuals will primarily present with acute, complex psychological problems that would benefit from acute care services.

The postholder will undertake assessments, formulations and treatment, offer consultancy and provide expert advice to colleagues within the acute inpatient unit and crisis team under the guidance of the Consultant Clinical Psychologist.

The post holder will be expected to comment and propose change to policy or service development within the psychology team as necessary.

The post holder will place an emphasis on co-production and demonstrate an attitude which respects and values clients' and their carers and the core values of the trust: clients and people first; partnership; and respect.

The post holder will contribute to audit, service development and research within the area served as agreed with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist

The post holder will provide teaching and training in line with the service needs identified in agreement with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist

We are looking for a motivated and committed person, who will have an interest in or experience of working with people with complex mental health problems and developing psychologically informed practice within a multi-disciplinary team.

Portsmouth & Southeast Hampshire Psychological Services have well established clinical supervision structures and an excellent track record of CPD, as well as good links with Southampton University, particularly with the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology and the Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata