Job summary
Consultant Clinical Psychologist opportunity!
You will ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service to individuals & their carers of the clinical team to which the post holder is attached, across all sectors of care. As a senior clinician, with substantial clinical experience & post-qualification training, you will provide a high level of expertise across the Community Learning Disability (LD) Service. You will oversee & co-ordinate service development & direct delivery of the range of psychological consultations/assessments, & interventions inline with the current evidence base/best practice. You will ensure the appropriate delivery of assessment, interventions/outcomes for people, their families & carers who require the Community LD services in East Hampshire.
You will work autonomously within professional guidelines, exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice for those working within the service, including clear systems for effective recruitment, professional appraisal, supervision,& the identification of CPD.
Offering a highly specialist resource to the division & the wider professional community. This includes carrying out audit, policy/service development, service evaluation/research activities & / or programmes as a major component of the job holders responsibility. Working in conjunction with the Divisional Lead for Psychological Therapies, you will propose & implement policy &service development changes.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will place an emphasis on co-production and demonstrate an attitude which respects and values individuals' and their carers and the core values of the Trust: patients and people first; partnership; and respect.
The assessments and interventions undertaken will be embedded within the framework of:
MDT principles of working
The holistic model of care (Four Tier model)
The six Clinical Areas of Practice
As Consultant Clinical Psychologist you will have overall responsibility within the Locality for maintaining a safe and effective psychological service that meets Quality and Governance and professional standards. You will be expected to manage a caseload and co-ordinate the caseloads of other qualified and unqualified psychological therapies staff within the Locality. You will also be expected to maintain a safe system of monitoring individuals/carers who may be waiting for psychological input, and signpost for alternative support as appropriate. You will be expected to provide clinical leadership for the development of psychological services across the Learning Disabilities Division.
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.
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
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialized areas of psychological practice.
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a substantial period with substantial post qualification experience within the designated specialty where the post is located.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for individuals psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists and psychological therapists
- Experience of multi-professional management of teams or services within the designated specialty.
Desirable
- Experience of representing the profession in local policy fora.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of service development and evaluation
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities and behaviour that challenges others)
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group, mental health and specialist health needs.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC.
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or equivalent experience.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- A high level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to individuals, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies.
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialized areas of psychological practice.
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist for a substantial period with substantial post qualification experience within the designated specialty where the post is located.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for individuals psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists and psychological therapists
- Experience of multi-professional management of teams or services within the designated specialty.
Desirable
- Experience of representing the profession in local policy fora.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of service development and evaluation
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities and behaviour that challenges others)
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group, mental health and specialist health needs.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS/HCPC.
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or equivalent experience.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- A high level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to individuals, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies.
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
