Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 19 July 2026

Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and hardworking psychologist to join our clinical psychology (health) department at Salisbury District Hospital.

Our department consists of clinical psychologists, CBT therapists, counsellors, assistant psychologists and our excellent admin team.

We work across the age-span, and with inpatients, outpatients, family members, and staff members. We regularly host undergraduate and post-graduate placements and doctoral trainees. The psychology department is well-established and valued within the hospital, Trust, and hospital group.

This role will predominantly involve direct clinical work with patients and their families, alongside service evaluation, supporting pathway improvement projects, and upskilling colleagues in multi-disciplinary teams.

We are a friendly, dedicated, and supportive team, evidenced through our outstanding results on the annual NHS Staff Survey. Members of the team gave particularly high positive scores for questions relating to their role, team, and leadership of the department.

If you would like to know more about the Trust, department, or this role, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a clinical psychology service to a range of different departments within the hospital
• To provide psychological assessment, formulation, and therapy to patients and their families.
• To contribute psychological perspectives, formulations, and advice to multidisciplinary teams of the relevant departments at the hospital.
• To support the wider department in implementing and evaluating service priorities and improvements.
• To prepare and deliver teaching sessions to staff and/or patients.
• To maintain contemporaneous clinical records in line with NHS record keeping and GDPR requirements.

About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Details
Date posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 269-SFT9853
Job locations: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Odstock Road, Salisbury, SP2 8BJ

Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification
Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent)
• HCPC registration
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of working in the field of clinical psychology as applied to physical health (working in physical healthcare settings)
• Experience of working in the field of clinical psychology as applied to physical health (working in a hospital setting)
• Experience of working in the field of clinical psychology as applied to physical health (applying psychological theory to formulation, assessment, intervention)
• Specialist knowledge and experience of psychological approaches to the management of trauma
• Experience of working with children and adults, and their families in relation to physical health and/or physical injury

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Odstock Road, Salisbury, SP2 8BJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist
Dr Stephanie Farrar
shc-tr.clinicalpsychology@nhs.net
01722425105