Clinical Psychologist

The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary health and wellbeing team and will be responsible for individual work with the young people, as well as working with the integrated team to continue to embed and champion the SECURE STAIRS framework. Support will be provided by the onsite Principal Psychologist, as well as the Integrated Health and Wellbeing Service Manager.

You will have opportunity to work with the other Clinical Psychologists both within the Trust and across the Secure Accommodation Network to benefit from peer support and have the chance to attend local and national networking events, as well as training relevant to the role.

This is an exciting opportunity, so we are looking for someone who has the enthusiasm and commitment to working with young people with challenging needs. If you are dedicated, compassionate and strive for a rewarding role that can offer plenty of training and development, we would like to hear from you.

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.

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

Qualifications

Desirable: - Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.; - Qualification in systemic practice/family therapy

Experience