Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic Psychologist to be part of the continued development of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS Learning Disability and Autism service across Hampshire. We are looking for a psychologist to support the implementation of the psychological offer for the young people we work with. The post holder will also work alongside the team multi disciplinary team (Nurses, and SALT) to support the development of our pathways and help shape the culture of the team. You will join a small group of skilled and compassionate professionals to build a wider service from the ground up, ensuring the children and their families receive best practice care for their mental health and behavioural needs.

You will receive supervision from a senior psychologist and have opportunities to link with other child psychologists across the Trust. You will also be part of the county wide child psychology team, making innovative contributions to ongoing service improvement and compassionate care, and we work towards psychology being at the heart of everything that we do. There are many opportunities to access further training and we have an excellent record in developing our workforce. We have close links with Southampton University offering placements to trainee clinical psychologists and would support the successful candidate to provide these placements.

Main duties of the job

As a multi-disciplinary team member of the LD/A service you will provide specialist psychological expertise to understand and support the complex mental health and behavioural needs of children and young people with learning disabilities and/or Autism.

You will work as an active member of the MDT, contributing expertise within your specialist area to develop the service and also providing clinical skills for assessment and interventions.

Contributing to the management of a team caseload of clients with complex needs, you will provide consultation, specialist assessments, psychological formulations and interventions. We follow a multi-disciplinary approach and as such you will provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention with specific responsibilities within your specialist profession.

About us

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK], including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as approved by the HPC. Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)

Experience

Essential

Experience of specialist psychological working (assessment, formulation and treatment) with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of applied psychology. Knowledge and skills in neuropsychology. Experience of the application of applied psychology in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework. Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HPC. Lived experience of mental health issues.

Desirable

Experience of offering teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care Experience of working with the particular client group served by the team/service Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group. Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups ( personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).

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