Clinical Psychologist- CAMHs Acute Care - B7 or B8a

Antistatique; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare is seeking Newly Qualified or Principal Clinical Psychologists to join their specialized inpatient service at Pebble Lodge. The role involves providing direct support to young patients and their families, participating in a multidisciplinary team, and furthering your skills with opportunities for advanced training. Join a dynamic, forward-moving trust committed to compassionate care in Dorset's mental health services.

Benefits

Relocation package up to £10,000

Support for application writing and interview skills

Qualifications

• Must be a newly qualified or principal Clinical Psychologist.
• Experience in child and adolescent mental health preferred.
• Ability to provide consultation and training for clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with young people and families in an inpatient setting.
• Provide assessments and therapeutic work.
• Consult and train clinical team to integrate psychological thinking into care.

Skills

Assessment skills

Therapeutic skills

Team collaboration

Education

Qualified Clinical Psychologist

Training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) or EMDR

Job description

A Vacancy at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for Newly Qualified or Principal Clinical Psychologists who shares our vision to work within our acute care pathway, specifically in our inpatient service.

Pebble Lodge is a 10-bed national service that provides inpatient care for young people whose care needs are best met in a hospital setting. As part of the post, there is the opportunity to be funded to complete training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and/or EMDR.

In Dorset, we are transforming our child and adolescent mental health service into a Family Mental Health model that embraces and adopts the Thrive framework. The inpatient service falls within the Getting More Help and Getting Risk Support quadrants of Thrive.

We aspire to offer families a service that is built on compassion, social connection, and participation with our peers and parent peers, and a service that is understanding of the need to work in partnership with the wider network of education, social care and 3rd sector services in order to deliver support for families based on their needs.

There is the opportunity to become part of a multidisciplinary therapies team within our inpatient unit. Other team members include Occupational Therapy and Systemic Psychotherapy who work alongside the Mental Health Nursing, Social Work and Psychiatry team. Pebble Lodge also has a specialist education, activities, and a transitions team that you would work with in supporting the young people and families on the ward.

The post-holder would work directly with young people and their families providing a range of assessments and therapeutic work. You would also provide consultation and training for the clinical team to ensure that psychological thinking and formulation is at the core of service delivery.

Supervision from a Clinical Lead Psychologist will be provided and training will be arranged where needed.

We believe in supporting clinicians who have more recently qualified and help them to progress and develop, so we are also keen to hear from newly qualified psychologists who would like to take a preceptorship and progress to a Band 8a when all competencies are met.

At Dorset HealthCare were on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. Were a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here its one of the reasons the CQC rated us outstanding in 2019. Its also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether youre looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. Were an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us youll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we dont know. And youll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact

If you are interested in moving to Dorset we also offer a generous relocation package of up to £10,000. For further details on relocation expenses please

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

This advert closes on Thursday 5 Jun 2025