Band 7/8a, Clinical Psychologist, Salisbury

NHS; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in Salisbury is seeking a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to provide comprehensive psychological services across inpatient and community settings. The role involves assessing patients, supervising junior staff, and contributing to service development. Ideal candidates will have a Doctoral qualification in psychology and experience in a multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable skills and experience in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Comfortable with high complexity, risk, and needs.
• Well-organized and able to prioritize clinical work.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy.
• Offer expert advice on client formulation and psychological management.
• Supervise and line manage trainee psychologists and assistant psychologists.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Therapy

Supervision

Team formulation

Training

Education

Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification

Eligible for Chartered Psychologist status

HPC Registered

Post-qualification specialist training

Job description

Job summary

This newly created post offers a unique opportunity to work across the acute care pathway in Salisbury, with both inpatient and community focus.

The post-holder will provide a comprehensive psychology service to Ashdown inpatient unit, a 6-bedded male psychiatric intensive care unit (4 sessions), and South Wiltshire Intensive Service (5 sessions), with consultation to Mental Health Liaison Service (1 session).

The successful applicant will be a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with demonstrable skills, experience, and knowledge of working in a fast-moving, often challenging multidisciplinary environment. You should be comfortable working closely with staff teams and clients with high complexity, risk, and needs.

There is a strong focus on indirect work with staff teams, including team formulation, reflective practice, training, and supervision.

You will need to be well-organized, able to prioritize clinical work, and liaise effectively with colleagues and other services.

Supervision of junior psychologists and management of the assistant psychologist are also responsibilities.

There is an opportunity to help shape and develop the service based on your skills and experience.

We welcome applications from recently qualified clinical/counselling psychologists and will support your development through a band 7 'Preceptorship' post.

Main duties of the job

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to patients and carers.
• Offer expert advice and consultation on client formulation and psychological management to non-psychologist colleagues.
• Use specialist psychological knowledge to contribute to effective patient management within and outside the area.
• Supervise/line manage trainee psychologists, assistant psychologists, CAPs, and less experienced staff.
• Contribute to audit, research, policy, and service development.
• Develop and deliver training in psychological therapies for multidisciplinary staff.

For full job description and person specification, please see attached documents.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust), a diverse organization with over 5,000 staff providing inpatient and community mental health care across various locations serving approximately 1.8 million people.

Our dedicated team promotes mental health and wellbeing, emphasizing a person-centered approach. We support a positive research and evidence-based environment and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including those from Black, Asian, minority ethnic communities, individuals with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community.

Details

• Date posted: 21 May 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £46,148 to £60,504 per year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Compressed hours
• Reference number: 342-WTS108-0525
• Location: Fountain Way Hospital, Wilton Road, Salisbury, SP2 7FD

Job responsibilities

See attached documents for full description for roles at both Band 7 and Band 8a, depending on experience.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent.
• Eligible for Chartered Psychologist status.
• HPC Registered.
• Post-qualification and further specialist training in relevant interventions.

Desirable

• Supervision Training.

Additional requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For more information, see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Fountain Way Hospital, Wilton Road, Salisbury, SP2 7FD

More info at http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/