Principal Clinical Psychologist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are look for a highly experienced clinical psychologist to support the leadership of psychological therapies in the Community Mental Health Teams in Southampton. In this role, you will provide senior psychology input to Central Community Mental Health Team, which is based in College Keep in Southampton.

The Community Mental Health Teams in Southampton work with adults with a range of severe mental health difficulties. All three teams are friendly and receptive to psychology input. The community transformation agenda means that this is an exciting time to work in community mental health, and there are many opportunities to influence strategy and service development.

In this role, you will provide management, supervision, consultation, training, and service development. Additionally, around half your time will be dedicated to clinical work.

You will join a psychology service with a wealth of clinical expertise including CBT, DBT, CAT, and EMDR. We are committed to supervision, CPD, and staff wellbeing. We support flexible working. We have strong links with the University of Southampton. We regularly take clinical psychology doctoral trainees on placement, as well as hosting research-active clinical psychologists in the service.

Main duties of the job

You will join two other Principal Clinical Psychologists in providing management, professional leadership, and supervision for psychological professionals working within the Community Mental Health Teams. You will provide senior psychology input to Central Community Mental Health Team and contribute to service development.

You will manage several psychologists and psychological therapists. You will also contribute to supervision of psychological professionals within your scope of expertise.

Within Central team, you will work closely with the Team Manager, Team Leads, and other senior clinicians, to ensure psychology is a valued and effective part of the Multidisciplinary Team. You will bring a psychological perspective to discussions about service development, transformation, and staff wellbeing, as they relate to Central team. You will work clinically in Central team through direct client contact, as well as through supervision, consultation, reflective practice, and training for team colleagues.

Support will be available for the right candidate to develop their leadership and clinical skills. This may include coaching, mentoring, leadership training, or training in specific clinical skills, according to your needs and service priorities.

You will be based at College Keep, Southampton and will be managed by the Lead for Community Psychological Therapies who is also based at College Keep. Flexible working arrangements are possible, including some remote working according to clinical need.

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

10 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-SW-7380

Job locations

Princess Anne Hospital

Coxford Road

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 5YA

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

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or equivalent experience.
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or equivalent experience.
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist.

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).