The closing date is 28th Sep 2025
Job summary
Come and join our psychology service as a Psychologist or Psychological Therapist working within University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust (UHS) which is a provider of regional and tertiary acute physical care.
The UHS Adult Psychology Service works into teams across the Trust and you will be offering maternity cover within Haematology and the Infected Blood Psychology Service. You will work with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist to provide psychologically informed services for patients and staff.
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 therapeutic approaches but facilitate learning in other approaches.
The team can accommodate flexible working with most posts having an element of remote working.
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.
Applications by newly qualified psychologists are welcomed and applications for job shares or part time working will also be considered.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
The postholder will work with the Haematology service and the Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre to provide a psychological service for the team, patients, and families. They will offer assessment and therapeutic interventions to patients and supervision, consultation, and training to medical teams. They will work to embed psychological principles within patient care and link to national specialist groups within clinical health psychology.
Experience in working with physical health conditions and with evidence-based approaches to managing trauma is beneficial.
Postholders will be part of the wider UHS Adult Psychology team and can also link with Child Psychology, Neuro Psychology, Mental Health Liaison and wider psychological services to develop pathways around patient care as necessary.
We have generic job descriptions to assist career development and gaining experience. We would encourage people to contact the team to find out more about the posts and the clinical area. 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 Helen Aiston (Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Cancer and Blood Disorders) by email
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma) OR Equivalent: e.g. A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology/ a recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or a psychological therapy - plus further post graduate qualification training in a psychological therapy which may be CBT or another appropriate evidence-based therapy (i.e. EMDR) to at least equivalent of a post graduate diploma
Accredited with the appropriate professional body
Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required.
Desirable
Relevant experience in working within in a physical health environment.
EMDR training / accreditation
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For help with your application, contact:
Helen Aiston
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£ to £ Yearly
Contract
Fixed Term
Duration
12 Month(s)
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
348-SSW-9070
Job locations
Southampton General Hospital
Teremona Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 6YD