Locum Clinical Psychologist (The Spires Cleft Centre)

Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Psychologist (Band 7) to work in the Spires Cleft Centre for 26 hours per week (0.69WTE), based within Salisbury District Hospital. This is a locum position, offered for 12 months to cover a period of maternity leave.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in a specialised and dynamic multidisciplinary team, working with children and adults born with a cleft lip and palate and their families. The Spires Cleft Centre in Salisbury is part of a dual-site service with the site in Oxford. The post will be based in Salisbury, although occasional travel to Oxford and Newbury would be welcomed in order to attend meetings.

Main duties of the job

This post involves working within an experienced and supportive MDT of plastic and maxillofacial surgeons, speech and language therapists, clinical nurse specialists, orthodontists, reconstructive dentists and geneticists. Psychology is well established and highly valued by theSpires Cleft Centre and the post holder will offer a psychological perspective in MDT clinics and clinically led psychological triage, assessment and intervention to children, young people, adults and families affected by cleft lip and/or palate.

A key role is the use of standardised assessments and questionnaires contributing to national data sets. In addition, the post holder will work with children, young people and families experiencing psychological distress in relation to experiencing visible difference, difficulties with functional consequences of their condition or difficulties coping with planned surgical procedures and treatment as both outpatients and inpatients.

The post holder will work under the supervision of the lead clinical psychologist in Oxford and have a close working relationship with a clinical psychology colleague also based in Oxford. There is also a psychology assistant currently working part-time within the Salisbury team. There are numerous psychology colleagues working in different areas of physical health both in Salisbury and Oxford.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk