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Job overview

If you are passionate about working with people who are experiencing acute difficulties with their mental health, and about using and developing your leadership skills we have a great opportunity for you. 

Due to retirement,  we have a 8b Lead Psychologist position with the responsibility for the provision of psychological services for people who are admitted to our acute adult wards and who are working with the Home Treatment Teams. 

These are fast moving, dynamic environments where your skilled and creative application of psychological input for service users, their families and carers, and the multidisciplinary staff teams will be highly valued. We are committed to developing a trauma informed service which provides the best possible care for every person

Main duties of the job

In your leadership role you will be working with the Clinical Lead for Inpatient and Urgent Care, senior leaders and multidisciplinary colleagues, service users and family members, and experts by experience to help coproduce our service development.  This is an exciting time to join our service with the opportunity to make a real and enduring difference to our services for the people who use them.  You will need to draw on your relational skills, leadership knowledge and skills, and application of psychological knowledge in this endeavour.

In your clinical role you will be working directly with clients with severe and enduring mental health needs who are experiencing a crisis with their mental health, and the networks around them, to provide assessment, shared formulation, and psychological interventions.  You will provide consultation to teams and systems, to ensure the best possible input for the person.

There will be significant opportunities to contribute to staff development and wellbeing, training and supervision.

Somerset Foundation NHS Trust is committed to coproducing excellent trauma informed care.  As part of this we are also committed to your wellbeing and professional development. 

We are looking to build our research capacity and you would be welcome to be part of this.

Working for our organisation

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, continuing professional development and regular informal conversations around career progression, annual recognition awards to celebrate and recognise our colleagues achievements throughout the year and not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

We work hard to make sure that inclusion is part of everything we do. We know that true inclusion means we’re able to provide the best care for our patients and provide a fulfilling career for all our colleagues.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone’s throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London – there is truly something for everyone!

We have six active and impactful colleague networks. These networks provide a safe space for colleagues to share their experiences and learn from one another, but also influence change across our trust:

• Multicultural Network
• Women’s Network
• Armed Forces’ Network
• LGBTQ+ Network
• Lived Experience Network, for colleagues living with disabilities
• Autistic Colleague Network