Job summary

Help Shape the Future of Early Intervention in Mental Health

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Associate Psychologists to join our At Risk Mental State Service. The ARMS Service is an evolving and innovative specialist pathway that is central to delivering national priorities for psychosis prevention and early intervention.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist service supporting young people and adults aged 14 to 35 years who are experiencing symptoms associated with an increased risk of developing psychosis.

As a Clinical Associate Psychologist, you will play a key role in delivering psychologically informed interventions and assessments to individuals and their families, helping people to achieve their goals whilst reducing the likelihood of transition to psychosis.

There are 2 available posts based in Totton and Basingstoke

Main duties of the job

What You'll Be Doing

• Undertake specialist assessments, including the Comprehensive Assessment of At Risk Mental States (CAARMS).
• Deliver evidence-based, formulation-driven psychological interventions under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
• Provide low-intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) interventions and family interventions.
• Work collaboratively with service users, carers and families to develop personalised care plans.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team discussions and contribute psychological perspectives to clinical decision-making.
• Work closely with colleagues across Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP), CAMHS, Talking Therapies, Primary Care, Community Mental Health Teams and voluntary sector partners.
• Support outcome measurement, service evaluation, audit and quality improvement initiatives.

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