Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Clinical Psychologist to come and work within the friendly and forward-thinking multi-disciplinary CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Conditions (ND) Team in Southampton and Portsmouth. The ND team provides services for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions, including assessment and diagnosis of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); and psychoeducation and prescribing for ADHD.
This post is advertised at an exciting time for our ND services as we bring the Southampton and Portsmouth teams together as well as aligning our autism and ADHD service offers. The post offers an opportunity to join with our Lead Nurse for ADHD and our Team Manager for the ND team and be part of developing the ND offer in both Southampton and Portsmouth to effectively support more children and young people both within the ND team and across the CAMHS portfolio as a whole.
Main duties of the job
CAMHS has a growing psychological workforce with a number of opportunities for service development and cross pathway/agency working within the Cities and across the Trust. We are looking for a Principal Clinical Psychologist to offer leadership, supervision and clinical expertise in neurodevelopmental conditions. The successful candidate will supervise other members of the wider psychology team as well as team members from other therapies and disciplines. We have close links with our partner agencies and there will be expectations of providing psychological consultation and training to professionals in other services as part of the role.
We are looking for a confident clinical psychologist who has a positive attitude and approach to change and a demonstrable track record of providing leadership, service development, high quality psychological assessments and interventions, and supervision. This position calls for a professional with significant experience of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and mental health difficulties. We are looking for a clinical psychologist who will share our passion to deliver the best quality care experience for children and their families.
We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. The post holder will be supervised directly by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
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.
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
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- Registered with HCPC as practitioner psychologist.
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at highly specialist level in a multi-disciplinary CAMHS setting (or similar) with children and young people with ND.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a broad range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings severity.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
- Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
- Further training and experience in neurodevelopmental assessments for autism and ADHD for children and young people
- Further training and experience in training others to deliver neurodevelopmental assessments for autism and ADHD for children and young people
- Experience of working collaboratively with system partners, e.g. education, children's services etc.
- Additional training and experience in adapting specialist therapeutic interventions to meet the needs of children with ND
- Additional training and experience in supervising trainee and qualified clinical psychologists.
- Experience of risk assessment and risk management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- Registered with HCPC as practitioner psychologist.
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at highly specialist level in a multi-disciplinary CAMHS setting (or similar) with children and young people with ND.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a broad range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings severity.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
- Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
- Further training and experience in neurodevelopmental assessments for autism and ADHD for children and young people
- Further training and experience in training others to deliver neurodevelopmental assessments for autism and ADHD for children and young people
- Experience of working collaboratively with system partners, e.g. education, children's services etc.
- Additional training and experience in adapting specialist therapeutic interventions to meet the needs of children with ND
- Additional training and experience in supervising trainee and qualified clinical psychologists.
- Experience of risk assessment and risk management
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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
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)
