Clinical Psychologist inNewport inNewport PUBLISHED 30 DEC 2023

Band 8a: £50,952 to £57,349 a year based on full time hours  PERMANENT 
The service offers direct therapeutic work in the form of individual therapy, group work and parent workshops.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

The Isle of Wight is known for its live music and festivals, sailing, walking, and cycling, as well as water sports and its fantastic beaches. Commuting links to and from the island are well-established. We are a short distance to the south coast, with London, Bournemouth, Brighton and regional airports within easy reach. If history is your thing, we have numerous heritage sites and foodies will be impressed with our selection of restaurants, bars and family-friendly pubs.

The Service recognises the importance of receiving regular supervision and of continued professional development and actively supports your training and study. The service is committed to ensuring caseloads are set at a level that enables you to have admin and preparation time for clinical sessions, supporting you to provide the highest quality of care.

Are you qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist this year? Are you already qualified and looking for your first Clinical Psychologist post? Are you wanting to begin your qualified journey in a caring team, experienced in supporting newly qualified psychologists in their development? If so, we want to hear from you.

We are recruiting for a Clinical Psychologist to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Psychology sits at the heart of the service and reaches into all aspects of service delivery, working alongside mental health nurses, practitioners from social care and occupational therapy backgrounds, youth offending practitioners, family and creative therapists, psychiatrists, and senior leads.

Your role is part of the Psychology and Psychological Therapies specialism within the wider CAMHS Team. We pride ourselves in delivering high quality and innovative psychological solutions with children, young people and their families who experience difficulties with mental health.

The service offers direct therapeutic work in the form of individual therapy, group work and parent workshops. We work closely with Childrens Services, education, social care, charities and voluntary agencies. The service has a comprehensive delivery model with care pathways for a wide range of mental health difficulties. These include depression and anxiety, trauma, functional and somatic symptoms, self-harming behaviours, challenging behaviours and eating disorders.

Duties of the post are varied and focus on the diversity of skill that Clinical Psychologists hold. Your post will be to deliver psychological interventions and deliver group interventions and trainings. You will support the Consultant Psychologist in developing psychological thinking within the team and undertaking service development projects. You will lead new psychological initiatives within the service and actively grow the psychological skills of other team members. You will provide clinical supervision to Assistant Psychologists and Psychological Therapists.

The Service has strong links with the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Course at Southampton University and provides placements for Trainee Psychologists. This link offers the opportunity for the post holder to train via the University as a Clinical Supervisor and opens avenues for pursuing research and teaching interests.

We can offer flexible working hours and agile working, to enable you to have a good work/life balance. Relocation packages can be discussed and considered upon request. The NHS offers a wide range of staff benefits including pension, cycle-to-work scheme and many discounts at retail outlets.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

The Isle of Wight is known for its live music and festivals, sailing, walking, and cycling, as well as water sports and its fantastic beaches. Commuting links to and from the island are well-established. We are a short distance to the south coast, with London, Bournemouth, Brighton and regional airports within easy reach. If history is your thing, we have numerous heritage sites and foodies will be impressed with our selection of restaurants, bars and family-friendly pubs.

The Service recognises the importance of receiving regular supervision and of continued professional development and actively supports your training and study. The service is committed to ensuring caseloads are set at a level that enables you to have admin and preparation time for clinical sessions, supporting you to provide the highest quality of care.

Are you qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist this year? Are you already qualified and looking for your first Clinical Psychologist post? Are you wanting to begin your qualified journey in a caring team, experienced in supporting newly qualified psychologists in their development? If so, we want to hear from you.

We are recruiting for a Clinical Psychologist to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Psychology sits at the heart of the service and reaches into all aspects of service delivery, working alongside mental health nurses, practitioners from social care and occupational therapy backgrounds, youth offending practitioners, family and creative therapists, psychiatrists, and senior leads.

Your role is part of the Psychology and Psychological Therapies specialism within the wider CAMHS Team. We pride ourselves in delivering high quality and innovative psychological solutions with children, young people and their families who experience difficulties with mental health.

The service offers direct therapeutic work in the form of individual therapy, group work and parent workshops. We work closely with Childrens Services, education, social care, charities and voluntary agencies. The service has a comprehensive delivery model with care pathways for a wide range of mental health difficulties. These include depression and anxiety, trauma, functional and somatic symptoms, self-harming behaviours, challenging behaviours and eating disorders.

Duties of the post are varied and focus on the diversity of skill that Clinical Psychologists hold. Your post will be to deliver psychological interventions and deliver group interventions and trainings. You will support the Consultant Psychologist in developing psychological thinking within the team and undertaking service development projects. You will lead new psychological initiatives within the service and actively grow the psychological skills of other team members. You will provide clinical supervision to Assistant Psychologists and Psychological Therapists.

The Service has strong links with the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Course at Southampton University and provides placements for Trainee Psychologists. This link offers the opportunity for the post holder to train via the University as a Clinical Supervisor and opens avenues for pursuing research and teaching interests.

We can offer flexible working hours and agile working, to enable you to have a good work/life balance. Relocation packages can be discussed and considered upon request. The NHS offers a wide range of staff benefits including pension, cycle-to-work scheme and many discounts at retail outlets.



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