Band 8a Primary Care CEN & PCLS Psychologist - South Wiltshire

NHS; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Salisbury is seeking an experienced psychologist to provide assessments and interventions for various mental health issues. This part-time, permanent role involves leading a locality team, supervising staff, and developing training in trauma-informed care. Applicants must have HPCP accreditation and at least two years of experience in clinical supervision. The salary range is £55,690 to £62,682 per year pro-rata.

Qualifications

• Essential: HPCP accredited clinical/counselling psychologist.
• Essential: 2 years of post-qualification experience.
• Desirable: Leadership experience/training.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist assessment and therapy to patients and carers.
• Clinically supervise other therapists and professionals.
• Participate in CPD and other developmental activities.

Skills

HPCP accredited clinical/counselling psychologist

Experience delivering clinical supervision

Experience delivering training

Trauma-focused interventions (TF-CBT)

Working in Access/Primary Care mental health services

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic psychologist to work across two services in Wiltshire. The role offers the opportunity to develop leadership skills while supporting a growing brief psychological intervention service and working within a busy MDT providing assessment, formulation, and brief interventions for a wide range of mental health needs.

The Primary Care Complex Emotional Needs Service (PC CEN)

The PC CEN delivers brief psychological support for individuals with emotional and relational difficulties, associated with personality disorder. With additional investment the service will expand to also offer intervention to people with complex PTSD who may fall between the gap between primary and secondary MH services.

The Primary Care Liaison Service (PCLS)

PCLS provides mental health triage, assessment, brief interventions, advice, and signposting for diverse mental health issues.

Main duties

This role operates across both PC CEN and PCLS, covering South Wiltshire. While your formal line management will sit within the PC CEN Service, you will also maintain close links with the Wiltshire Psychological Therapies Service (PTS).

As the PC CEN Psychologist, you will lead the locality team through a period of service expansion. You will be responsible for supervising therapists and Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners (MHWPs), ensuring the delivery of safe, evidence-based interventions for individuals with complex emotional needs and complex PTSD.

In your role within PCLS, you will work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide psychological assessments, formulations, brief interventions, and appropriate signposting for a broad spectrum of mental health presentations.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

We promote a person-centred approach and value diversity. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees contribute to better care. AWP is committed to supporting a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture.

We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds and are keen to welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community.

Details

Date posted: 09 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 342-WTS181-0925

Job locations: Fountain Way, Wilton Road, Salisbury SP2 7FD

Job responsibilities

Provide highly specialist assessment and therapy (CBT/DBT informed) to patients and carers as appropriate to the service.

Provide highly specialist advice and consultation on clients\' care and management within the service.

Clinically supervise other therapists and professionals; take on line management responsibilities for some roles.

Contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the complex emotional needs pathway.

Develop and deliver training in complex emotional needs and trauma-informed care for multidisciplinary staff.

Participate in CPD and other developmental activities.

As the PCLS psychologist, you will work with the MDT to ensure that service users receive high-quality assessment and intervention/onward signposting.

Qualifications and Experience

• Essential: HPCP accredited clinical/counselling psychologist


• Desirable: BABCP Accredited Therapist; Leadership experience/training; BABCP Accredited Supervisor


• Essential: 2 year post qualification experience


• Experience delivering trauma-focused interventions (e.g., TF-CBT); working in Access/Primary Care mental health services; MDT experience


• Desirable: EMDR Trained; MBT/DBT Trained; experience of providing brief interventions


• Essential: Experience delivering clinical supervision; experience delivering line management supervision


• Desirable: BABCP accredited supervisor


• Experience delivering training; Desirable: designing training; R&D clinical audit work post qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act; a DBS check will be required.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details: Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Fountain Way, Wilton Road, Salisbury SP2 7FD