Lead Psychologist

3 weeks ago


Southampton, United Kingdom Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced psychologist or psychological therapist with expertise in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). You will lead a DBT team, as well as holding a more varied therapy caseload which will help you consolidate and develop your wider clinical skills. You will be based with one of the three Community Mental Health Teams in Southampton, and will provide supervision, consultation, and training to staff across the teams.
You will have the opportunity to supervise DBT trainees, as well as managing three DBT therapists.
Applicants should have significant experience of delivering DBT and ideally other therapies for people with complex emotional needs. We have good supervision structures and an excellent track record of CPD, as well as strong academic links.
You will receive professional leadership and line management from a Principal Clinical Psychologist. The advertised role does satisfy the sponsorship requirements for overseas candidates.
bayliss@southernhealth.nhs.uk for more information.
Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.
- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.
- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.
While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Doctoral level training in applied psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS
Relevant professional qualification in mental health
Specialist psychological therapy training and accreditation with relevant psychological therapy professional body (SFDBT, BABCP)
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust


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