Job summary
Priory Hospital, Southampton are looking for an enthusiastic clinical or counselling psychologist to join the psychology team in delivering individual therapy, group therapies and assessments as part of delivering excellent standards of care for NHS service users requiring inpatient hospital admission.
This role could cater for someone seeking flexible working alongside another job role or other commitments as we are looking to recruit a psychologist for 15 hours per week in a part-time permanent role. The individual therapy delivered at our hospital is exclusively with the service users on our specialist eating disorder ward, Skylark, therefore we are seeking a psychologist with an interest or previous experience in working with those suffering with an eating disorder.
Main duties of the job: The successful candidate will be welcomed into a passionate and positive team of professionals, headed by a Counselling Psychologist within the psychology team, and made up of a Therapist, Clinical Psychologist, Creative Arts Therapist, and an Assistant Psychologist. This team is overseen within the wider therapy services umbrella headed by therapy manager and Occupational Therapist, Sarah Marsh. There will be opportunities for continuing professional development and your passion, style and ambitions would be taken into account as you grow within the role. Particular professional development would see the candidate gaining distinct experience in working with acute distress and eating disorders, allowing for the possibility of specialism.
About us
In addition to the above, we are routinely involved in delivering carer support, assessments and written psychological formulations for the adult acute wards, facilitating training for staff, holding consults/peer supervision, and holding reflective practice sessions for staff. A candidate enthusiastic towards these aspects of delivering a psychology service for a hospital would be welcomed as they would form an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team and would sit alongside a number of other allied health professions, including occupational therapy, psychiatry, medicine, dietetics and social work.
Details
Date posted: 14 May 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Specialist
Salary: Depending on experience £48,250 - £58,250
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: E0358-25-0006Shampton
Job locations: The Priory Hospital, Marchwood Park, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4DA
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Group therapy takes place across three wards, with groups for eating disorder difficulties and groups for adults on an acute admission on Starling or Sandpiper wards. Experience of delivering groups deriving from CBT, DBT and/or ACT approaches would be desirable.
Person Specification
Essential
* The successful candidate will be an HCPC registered practitioner psychologist.
Desirable
* Experience in outpatient or inpatient NHS services would be desirable owing to the NHS-facing inpatient context.
* This role will be on-site and therapies delivered in-person.
Disclosure and Registration
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary to submit for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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