Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and hardworking psychologist to join our clinical psychology (health) department at Salisbury District Hospital. Our department consists of clinical psychologists, CBT therapists, and counsellors, and is well-established and valued within the hospital and wider Trust. We work across the age-span, and with inpatients, outpatients, family members, and staff members.

This is a one-year fixed-term post to cover maternity leave. The role will predominantly include direct clinical work with patients and their families, alongside service evaluation, supporting pathway improvement projects, and upskilling colleagues in multi-disciplinary teams.

We are a friendly, dedicated, and supportive team, evidenced through our outstanding results on the annual Staff Survey. Members of the team gave particularly high positive scores for questions relating to their role, team, and leadership.

If you would like to know more about the Trust, department, or this role, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Main duties of the job

To provide a clinical psychology service to a range of different departments within the hospital

To provide psychological assessment, formulation, and therapy to patients and their families.

To contribute psychological perspectives, formulations, and advice to multidisciplinary teams of the relevant departments at the hospital.

To support the lead psychologist for cancer in implementing and evaluating service priorities and improvements.

To prepare and deliver teaching sessions to staff and/or patients.

To maintain contemporaneous clinical records in line with NHS record keeping and GDPR requirements.

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