Applied Psychologist Winchester

Job summary

Are you an Applied Psychologist with an interest in perinatal mental health and a drive to make a difference in the lives of families?

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate clinician to join our perinatal psychology team, to deliver specialist care across HIOWH. Our team supports people experiencing mental health difficulties related to pregnancy, birth and the first 2 years after their baby is born. We are committed to promoting the emotional wellbeing of the families we support with keeping baby in mind, being a central value we hold.

You would be joining a friendly and supportive psychology team of clinicians, who pride ourselves on delivering high quality care and promoting recovery. We are committed to continuing professional development and self-care, and ensuring staff are able to achieve the right work-life balance. All psychology practitioners within the service are embedded within MDTs contributing to the delivery of trauma-informed care, and offering psychological assessment and evidence-based therapies.

We offer a range of therapies, including: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, family interventions, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.

We are looking for someone with strong clinical expertise, able to work collaboratively using trauma-informed, formulation-driven approaches, and skilled in consultation, teaching, and training.

Regular regional travel is required.

Main duties of the job

• Assess and formulate the mental health needs of patients experiencing or recovering from severe mental health difficulties in the perinatal period including depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD & complex PTSD, EUPD, bipolar affective disorder and psychosis.
• Provide evidence-based psychological therapy (individual and group), as outlined by the NICE Guidelines and Quality Standards Pathway for Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health Care.
• Offer specialist consultation and psychological supervision for members of the MDT, support with complex formulation at a team level and support clinical decision making.
• Deliver education and training for staff supporting families across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
• Undertake clinical supervision within the Service as appropriate, including for trainees on placement.
• Participate in service improvement, audit, and research projects.
• Demonstrate observable outcomes and impact of their work.
• Place an emphasis on co-production and demonstrate an attitude which respects and values patients' and their carers and the core values of the trust: compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence.

About us

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

Job responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or DCounsPsy, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• HCPC Registration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.