Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Salisbury

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Salisbury is seeking a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join their acute care psychology team. The role involves providing comprehensive psychology services, managing junior staff, and collaborating within a multi-disciplinary environment. Ideal candidates will have a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and experience in acute mental health settings. Support and supervision for professional development are emphasized, ensuring a rewarding career in a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable skills in acute mental health care.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage complexity.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychology services to teams.
• Conduct specialist assessments and evidence-based formulations.
• Supervise junior psychologists and manage assistant psychologists.

Skills

Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Evidence-based practice

Supervision of junior psychologists

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Job overview

Are you passionate about working alongside individuals experiencing a range of acute mental health difficulties, or in crisis? This newly created post offers the exciting opportunity to work across the acute care pathway in Salisbury.

This split post is two days per week with South Wiltshire Intensive Service and two days per week at Ashdown inpatient unit, a 6-bedded male psychiatric intensive care unit.

We support service users in their recovery from acute mental health challenges through multi-disciplinary professional teamwork and the adoption of evidence-based clinical practice. You will be joining established multidisciplinary teams, where the role of the psychologist is much valued. The successful applicant will be a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with clearly demonstrable skills, experience and knowledge of working in a fast moving, often challenging multi-disciplinary environment. You will be comfortable and confident working with a high level of involvement with a broad staff team and with a client group with high levels of complexity, risk, and need.

The acute care psychology team is part of the Wiltshire Psychological Therapy Service. We are an enthusiastic and innovative team, which values the input and contribution of all team members and strives to offer the best services possible to our clients. The importance of support and supervision for psychology staff is well recognised, there are many opportunities for support, joint working and supervision.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide a comprehensive psychology service to both teams, including specialist assessment, evidence based formulation, individual and group brief interventions.

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

You will need to be well organised with the ability to prioritise your work according to clinical need and liaise effectively with team colleagues and professionals in other teams/services.

Supervision of junior psychologists.

Manage and supervise the assistant psychologist.

There is the opportunity to help shape and develop the service dependant on skills and experience.

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