The closing date is 19th Jul 2026
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Job summary
Would you like to work with multidisciplinary mental health teams based in Southampton and South West Hants? Are you someone who wants to deliver the best possible care and be part of a service committed to supporting its staff, patients and carers? If so, then we have the job opportunity you are looking for and would love to hear from you.
Applications are invited for a Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist for a fixed term, 18-month position. The post is based in Eastleigh, though involves working across other bases across the Southampton and South West Hampshire Division. Flexible working and some working from home will also be considered according to clinical need.
You would be joining a friendly and supportive team of clinicians, who pride ourselves on delivering high quality care and promoting recovery. We are committed to continuing professional development and self-care, and ensuring staff are able to achieve the right work-life balance. All psychological therapists within the service are embedded within clinical teams, contributing to MDT care planning and the delivery of trauma informed care, and offering psychological assessment and evidence-based therapies. Within the service, we offer a range of therapies, including: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), family interventions, Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
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Main duties, tasks & skills required
To provide a qualified specialist psychological therapies service to the Community Mental Health Team's (CMHT) in the Southwest and Southampton Division; providing specialist psychological assessment, interventions and therapy. This may include working with families/ carers where appropriate. Individuals will primarily present with complex psychological problems that would benefit from the services of the CMHT. The post holder will offer advice and consultation on individuals' psychological care to non-psychological therapist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service in line with service need. The post holder will place an emphasis on co-production and demonstrate an attitude which respects and values patients' and their carers and the core values of the trust: compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence.
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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
Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or DCounsPsy, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
HCPC Registration
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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:
Kathryn Gaussen
[email protected]
07341787994
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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
Fixed Term
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Duration
18 Month(s)
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Working pattern
Full-Time
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Reference number
348-SSW-11770
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Job locations
Desborough House
1 Desborough Road
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 5NY
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College Keep
4-12 Terminus Terrace
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 3DT
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Attachments
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Job Description
JDPS band 7 psychologist 2026 fixed term.docx – 148KB Opens in a new window
Converted File JDPS band 7 psychologist 2026 fixed term.docx.pdf – 242KB 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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