Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Psychologist - ADHD

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Job summary

Southampton City Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) are recruiting assistant psychologist to maintain a caseload under the direct supervision of the Nurse Consultant and Principal Clinical Psychologist. They will be expected to undertake direct clinical work that demonstrates a high level of skill in supporting the child/young person, where families have severe, complex, and often long-standing difficulties.

This post is working within the CAMHS ADHD Pathway. You will be trained in relevant assessment tools and will work within the service carrying out ADHD assessments alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team.

This is a full-time permanent post that should appeal to an enthusiastic and highly motivated candidate who is interested in developing skills in assessment of children with complex needs. The wider CAMHS has a number of clinical psychologist, trainees and assistants and you would be linked in with other clinical psychologist for your professional development.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have an Honours Degree in Psychology and experience of working with children or adults with disability, mental health or behaviour difficulties. The post holder will have excellent communication skills and ability to engage children and young people in structured activities. Previous experience as an Assistant Psychologist including administration of psychometric assessments, audit and clinical is desirable.

You will be working as part of well-established multidisciplinary teams of friendly and highly experienced practitioners. You will receive regular supervision from qualified practitioners and will be strongly encouraged to develop professionally including applying for Doctoral training.

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.

Date posted

19 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

449-CFS-7355

Job locations

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Bachelor's degree in psychology (1st Class or 2.1)

Desirable

Additional specialist training related to working with children, young people and their families and carers.
Eligible for Graduate membership with the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Experience

Essential

Experience, voluntary or paid, in working with children and young people, families and carers (preferably experience of working with children and young people with mental health and/or additional needs).
Experience of working with young people who have mental health difficulties or neurodevelopmental disorders and their families/or a demonstrated interest in this client group.

Desirable

Experience in developing and undertaking research projects.
Knowledge and experience of utilising psychological assessment including cognitive and psychometric assessments.
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team and/or multi-agency network.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Bachelor's degree in psychology (1st Class or 2.1)

Desirable

Additional specialist training related to working with children, young people and their families and carers.
Eligible for Graduate membership with the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Experience

Essential

Experience, voluntary or paid, in working with children and young people, families and carers (preferably experience of working with children and young people with mental health and/or additional needs).
Experience of working with young people who have mental health difficulties or neurodevelopmental disorders and their families/or a demonstrated interest in this client group.

Desirable

Experience in developing and undertaking research projects.
Knowledge and experience of utilising psychological assessment including cognitive and psychometric assessments.
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team and/or multi-agency network.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)