Who can apply

For Practitioner Psychologist applicants, you’ll need:

• Postgraduate doctoral-level training in applied psychology approved by the HCPC
• Training encompassing models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, lifespan developmental psychology and at least two distinct psychological therapies
• Highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment experience across a range of settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient services
• Post-qualification practitioner psychologist experience, including approximately 50 hours of clinical supervision
• Doctoral-level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex data analysis
• Experience working with diverse client groups across the lifespan and across a wide range of clinical severity
• Evidence of continuing professional development in line with HCPC requirements

We’d particularly welcome

• Experience and expertise in:
  • Working with people experiencing severe and complex mental health difficulties in crisis
  • Working within NHS mental health services
  • Highly specialist psychological therapies for people with complex or difficult-to-treat presentations
  • Working with personality disorder, dual diagnosis or people with additional disabilities
  • At least two specialised psychological therapies and neuropsychology
  • Teaching, training and supervision
  • Formal supervision of other psychologists
  • Applying psychology across different cultural contexts and within a multicultural framework
  • Representing psychology within multidisciplinary teams
  • Relevant national and local mental health guidance, legislation and frameworks

Bring psychology into urgent care

This is a varied role where your psychological expertise can influence both direct patient care and the wider clinical approach of the team.
Alongside individual and group interventions, you’ll help colleagues understand complex presentations through formulation and support the development of psychologically informed care plans and approaches.
We’re particularly interested in someone who can bring creativity, innovation and enthusiasm for service improvement, while maintaining the high level of professionalism required when working with people experiencing significant distress and crisis.

Support, learning and development

You’ll be supported through regular clinical and professional supervision and work alongside an established psychology and therapies team across Mill View Hospital.

Our links with Clinical Psychology training schemes at Salomons and the University of Surrey also create opportunities to contribute to trainee development, placements and research activity.

If you’re an experienced Psychological Professional looking for a senior part-time role combining complex clinical work, formulation, psychological intervention, multidisciplinary influence, supervision and service improvement within Adult Urgent Care, we’d love to hear from you.