Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- Adult Psychology
- Gradd
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Llawnamser
- Rhan-amser
- Gweithio hyblyg
- Gweithio gartref neu o bell
- Oriau cywasgedig
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 188-SCL140626
- Cyflogwr
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- University Hospital Southampton
- Tref
- Southampton
- Cyflog
- £57,528 - £64,750 - Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Yn cau
- 09/07/2026 23:59
- Dyddiad y cyfweliad
- 20/07/2026
Teitl cyflogwr
Practitioner Psychologist in Physical Health
Band 8a
Trosolwg o'r swydd
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
Come and join our Adult Psychology service working within University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust (UHS) which is a provider of regional and tertiary acute physical care.
We are currently recruiting to roles working within the Major Trauma (0.5wte), the Spinal Cord Injury (0.5wte), and Teenage and Young Person’s Cancer Services (0.6wte). These are established and valued roles. You will work with, and report to, the Consultant Psychologists within your clinical area to provide psychologically informed care within MDT settings.
We promote flexible working and would be happy to discuss applications from candidates wishing to take on one role as well as those wishing to combine two roles (between 0.5 and 1.0 WTE). Balancing wellbeing with work demands and developing your professional skills are highly valued within the UHS Adult Psychology team. It offers many opportunities to develop your interest in therapeutic approaches through informal networking, facilitated reflective practice, education days and specialist supervision or discussion groups. Currently we have active interests in Systemic, Acceptance and Commitment, and EMDR but facilitate learning in other approaches.
UHS Adult Psychology are active in local and national specialist psychology groups, are developing a research strategy and have close links with Southampton University Clinical and Health Psychology courses.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS, we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognising that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
You will work with the clinical teams to provide a psychological service for the team, patients, and families. You will offer assessment and therapeutic interventions to patients and supervision, consultation, and training to medical teams. You will work to embed psychological principals within patient care and link to national specialist groups within clinical health psychology.
Experience in working in an acute physical health setting and with evidence-based approaches to managing trauma is beneficial.
These posts may be appropriate for preceptorships and newly qualified psychologists depending on pre-qualification experience.
We would be willing to be accept applications who are in the final stages of training and will be applying for HCPC registration after qualification. This would be a preceptorship role.
Within all posts you will connect to the wider UHS Adult Psychology team and other link with Child Psychology, Neuro Psychology, Mental Health Liaison and wider psychological services to develop pathways around patient care.
We have generic job descriptions to assist career development and gaining experience. We encourage applicants to contact us to discuss posts and to carefully consider the person specification in their application.
We would be very happy to answer any of your questions.
If you would like to find out more information this post, please contact Dr Lizzy Pink (Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Acute Care Pathway Lead) and Dr Helen Aiston (Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Cancer and Blood disorders Lead) by email [email protected]
**Please note, this role is currently being Tupe'd to UHS. Whilst the Job description shows Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare, the role is for University Hospital Southampton
Manyleb y person
Qualifications, Experience and Training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied 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
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or equivalent experience Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist
- In depth experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of people across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient 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 severity 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 patients’ psychological care and treatment, within the context of a multi-professional care plan
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of service development and working with teams
Meini prawf dymunol
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- Post-doctoral training in a specialised area of psychological therapy
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working within a Physical Health Setting and in particular the area that the job is focused on
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience of working with trauma using evidenced based approaches
- Experience of working within the NHS as an Applied Psychologist
- Experience of neuropsychological and psychometric Assessment
Bathodynnau ardystio / achredu cyflogwyr
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Dr Elizabeth Pink / Dr Helen Aiston
- Teitl y swydd
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 023 8120 5782
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Dr Lizzy Pink, Consultant Clinical Psychologist or Dr Helen Aiston, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, 02381205782, [email protected]
Rhestr swyddi gyda University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust yn Proffesiynau Perthynol i Iechyd neu bob sector