Personality Trauma Response Practitioner

Based on the South Coast, you will be a clinician with secondary mental health care experience within a vital new team created to deliver improved community-based care for people who have difficulties which could relate to a diagnosis of personality disorder or complex emotional needs.

You will deliver a trauma-informed recovery-focused Personality & Trauma Response programme to support people who are at points of their care journey where distress and change can be difficult. Following meaningful co-production, this group programme of occupational, social, peer & psychological interventions will deliver consistency, enable creativity, connection and hope. For this reason we aim to recruit a team with varied professional backgrounds and a common passion for this work.

This is a key part of the exciting work being undertaken in Portsmouth and South East Hampshire geographical area, in response to the Community Mental Health Framework and is currently titled 'Personality & Trauma Response'. See Making health and social care in Portsmouth better - Health & Care Portsmouth webpage for developments to date.

This position may offer opportunities to also train as a DBT Therapist and undertake work related to your core profession. This team will work with colleagues in the service and with local providers to innovate, raise awareness and share knowledge in order that people can live valued lives in their communities. This will include being part of the Recovery College team which is expanding to provide coproduced recovery-focussed education for all (carers, people who access or work in services & members of the public) across the Hampshire Isle of Wight area.

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata