The closing date is 16th Aug 2026
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Anticipated Interview date(s) 14th September 2026
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for Psychosis in Southampton's Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) team. The EIP team provides timely support to people experiencing first episode psychosis in line with national and local guidelines. We are looking for a motivated and skilled individual who is committed to working with a diverse, multi-cultural community. You will offer direct therapy to service users as well as providing supervision and support to team staff. You will be BABCP accredited and experienced in CBT for psychosis.
You will be managed by a Senior Clinical Psychologist and receive supervision in line with BABCP guidelines. You will have the opportunity to supervise trainees on the University of Southampton's Diploma in Cognitive Therapy for Severe Mental Health Problems. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in a research clinic and receive specialist supervision linked to this. You will also have the opportunity to train in Family Intervention for Psychosis and receive supervision in this approach.
You will work closely with colleagues in local services and across the Trust. You will also be part of Southampton Psychological Services (SPS), a large well-established psychological therapies team. We are a friendly and supportive team with a wealth of expertise including CBT, family interventions, DBT, CAT, ACT, and EMDR. We have good supervision structures, an excellent track record of CPD, and strong academic links.
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Main duties, tasks & skills required
At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
To provide high quality specialist assessment, formulation, individual and group psychological therapy to patients of the Southampton Early Intervention in Psychosis Team, working within professional guidelines and the organisational structure of the Service's policies and procedures.
The characteristics of the core population include people diagnosed with first episode psychosis.
Duties will also include working with other people involved in individuals' care (e.g. family or named carers), A recovery-focused approach is essential.
To offer advice and supervision on individuals' psychological care to other members of the multi-professional team. Emphasis here is on having an appreciation of the complex nature of the mental health care system and to develop insight and understanding to all others involved in people's care.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research in line with service need; to contribute to a research culture in the clinical team.
The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary, and should be committed to equal opportunities.
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About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
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Job description
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.
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Person specification
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Qualifications
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Essential
Qualification as an RMN, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, or Clinical Psychologist with post-qualification training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis.
Applications from qualified psychological therapists without a core professional training will also be considered if they meet the other criteria.
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Accredited registration with a relevant psychological professional body (e.g. BABCP, HCPC).
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Experience
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Essential
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of individuals and their families across a range of care settings (e.g. inpatient, community and primary care settings).
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
Experience of working with people with psychosis.
Experience of 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 teaching, training and/or supervision.
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively (orally and in writing) complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Ability to teach and train others.
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Ability to contain and work with high levels of emotional distress and to 'hold' others' stress.
Ability to prioritise work, focus and manage time effectively, including caseload management and organisation.
A commitment to the needs of individuals and carers of the Trust within a recovery ethos
Computer literacy to be able to use electronic clinical records, email, word processing and spreadsheets.
Ability to travel between sites if required.
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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.
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UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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For help with your application, contact:
Sally Egginton
[email protected]
07799323083
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Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
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Band
Band 7
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Salary
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£49387.00 to £56515.00 Yearly
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Contract
Permanent
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Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
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Reference number
348-SSW-12007
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Job locations
Cannon House
6 Cannon Street
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 5PQ
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Attachments
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Job Description
CBT Therapist EIP JDPS.pdf – 283KB Opens in a new window
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Additional document 1
EmployeeBenefits_hiowh_v1-compressed_3.pdf – 1001KB Opens in a new window
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