Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Applied Psychologist or Accredited Psychological Therapist

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Job summary

Are you a compassionate Applied Psychologist or Accredited Psychological Therapist who is enthusiastic about supporting people and families during their maternity journey?

We are inviting applications to join our psychology-led Maternity Mental Health Service. Our team provides a trauma-informed psychological service to support care for people struggling with tokophobia (severe fear of childbirth), birth trauma, and antenatal anxiety linked with previous maternity trauma or perinatal loss. Experience of working in a perinatal psychology service or physical health care setting is desirable, though not essential. Candidates should have strong leadership and clinical skills.

You will join a small, supportive team of psychology professionals and peer support workers. Our Trust-wide service works closely alongside our colleagues within maternity services across Hampshire & IOW. You will benefit from regular supervision, Trust well-being services, and support to access training and development opportunities.

The Maternity Mental Health Service is part of a network of Perinatal Services within the Trust, which also includes the Community Perinatal Mental Health Team and the Mother and Baby inpatient unit. We have strong links with the University of Southampton and offer placements for Trainees on the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology.

We are pleased to consider applications from recently/newly qualified Practitioner Psychologists for a Preceptorship Post (commencing at AfC Band 7).

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:

*Support a psychologically informed framework of understanding and care within local maternity services.

*Assess and formulate the mental health needs of people experiencing difficulties directly linked to their maternity experience (including tokophobia, maternity trauma, antenatal anxiety and perinatal bereavement).

*Provide evidence-based psychological therapy, as outlined by the NICE Guidelines and Quality Standards Pathway for Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health Care.

*Offer specialist consultation and psychological supervision for identified maternity staff (including the Specialist Mental Health Midwives, Birth Reflections Midwives and Bereavement Midwives).

*Deliver education and training for staff supporting families across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

*Undertake line management and clinical supervision within the Service as appropriate, including for trainees on placement.

*Participate in service improvement, audit, and research projects.

*Demonstrate observable outcomes and impact of their work.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

12 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

348-SSW-7954

Job locations

Southern House

Otterbourne

Winchester

Hampshire

SO21 2RU

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ

Fareham Community Hospital

Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green

Fareham

Hampshire

SO31 7DQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctoral level training (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) in Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology and registered with the Health Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist (or working towards this if qualifying this year).
OR
RMN, Dip SW, Dip OT, BSc OT and accreditation by an appropriate psychotherapy organisation (e.g. BABCP, EMDR Europe).
OR
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) from High Intensity NHS Talking Therapies Course and accreditation by an appropriate psychotherapy organisation (e.g. BABCP).
Training in evidence-based psychological therapies for trauma (e.g. trauma-focused CBT or EMDR).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctoral level training (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) in Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology and registered with the Health Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist (or working towards this if qualifying this year).
OR
RMN, Dip SW, Dip OT, BSc OT and accreditation by an appropriate psychotherapy organisation (e.g. BABCP, EMDR Europe).
OR
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) from High Intensity NHS Talking Therapies Course and accreditation by an appropriate psychotherapy organisation (e.g. BABCP).
Training in evidence-based psychological therapies for trauma (e.g. trauma-focused CBT or EMDR).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southern House

Otterbourne

Winchester

Hampshire

SO21 2RU

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southern House

Otterbourne

Winchester

Hampshire

SO21 2RU

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)