Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 27 July 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about working with children, young people and their families?

Are you looking to pursue a career in Child and Adolescent Mental Health?

This is an exciting opportunity to join Southampton CAMHS as a Specialist Clinical Psychologist within the core specialist CAMHS team. This is a full time post based at CAMHS Horizon Centre in Southampton.

You will be part of a passionate and highly skilled multi-disciplinary team, delivering high quality interventions to children, young people and their families presenting with a range of psychological difficulties and complex life experiences.

You will get the opportunity to work with Service Managers, Associate Directors, staff within the Trust and partner agencies, You will also be working with service users and families, schools, and education leads in social care as required.

There will also be opportunities for supervision of Assistant Psychologists, as well as of other team members.

This would be an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience, and should not be missed.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a confident professional with a demonstrable track record of providing good quality evidence-based interventions and an interest in service improvement. We would welcome applications from clinical psychologists who share our passion for delivering the best quality care experience for children and their families. This role will be closely supported by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Principal Clinical Psychologists and Senior Clinical Psychologists across both Southampton and Portsmouth CAMHS, as well as by the CAMHS Team and Service Managers.

Southampton CAMHS is a strong and supportive team and has excellent structures to offer regular supervision and reflective practice. We would be committed to offering a comprehensive induction plan and support package to ensure you felt welcomed and settled into the team. We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. This is a great opportunity to join our supportive multi-disciplinary team and network of CAMHS Clinical Psychologists to support in the delivery of high-quality children's mental health services.

For further information about this post please contact Dr Katie Birts (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) or Dr Laura Roughan (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) on 0300 123 6617.

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.

Details

Date posted

27 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-CFS-8136

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

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

  • Qualified Clinical Psychologist, with postgraduate doctoral training in Clinical Psychology.
  • Registered with HCPC

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as a Clinical Psychologist/Trainee Clinical Psychologist within CAMHS.
  • Experience as a Clinical Psychologist/Trainee Clinical Psychologist of assessing and treating a wide range of mental health difficulties in children.
  • Experience of applying CBT within CAMHS
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Clinical Psychologist, with postgraduate doctoral training in Clinical Psychology.
  • Registered with HCPC

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as a Clinical Psychologist/Trainee Clinical Psychologist within CAMHS.
  • Experience as a Clinical Psychologist/Trainee Clinical Psychologist of assessing and treating a wide range of mental health difficulties in children.
  • Experience of applying CBT within CAMHS

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)


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 contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Katie Birts

Katie.Birts@solent.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

27 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-CFS-8136

Job locations

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE


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