Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Psychologist

The closing date is 24 August 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting for an Assistant Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

Are you wanting to work in a caring team, experienced in supporting aspiring psychologists in their career development? Are you ready to develop clinical experience across a broad spectrum of child and adolescent mental health difficulties? If so, join our energetic team on the Isle of Wight.

Psychology sits at the heart of the service and reaches into all aspects of service delivery. You will be part of the Psychology and Psychological Therapies specialism within the wider multi-disciplinary CAMHS Team. Working closely with Psychologists, Psychotherapists, CBT therapists and Creative Arts Therapists.

We pride ourselves in delivering high quality and innovative psychological solutions, working collaboratively with children, young people and their families to deliver dynamic and evidence-based therapies. You would be supporting senior psychologists with the delivery of individual therapy and group work. You would also support the Consultant Psychologist in delivering service improvements and team training initiatives.

The Service has strong links with the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Course at Southampton University and provides placements for Trainee Psychologists. This link offers the opportunity for you to discover what training involves directly from trainees.

The diversity of the role makes our team an ideal place to progress your psychology career.

Main duties of the job

This role offers the opportunity to work in diverse ways with a full range of mental health professionals.

This role will be working specifically with young people requiring longer term psychological interventions and there will be a strong service development component.

The post holder will be responsible, under the supervision of the Consultant Psychologist for:

Assisting senior psychologists in the delivery of assessments and therapeutic interventions in line with NICE guidelines

Supporting the design and delivery of parent and group workshops

Preparing resources and supporting qualified psychologists with training of Mental Health Professionals

Participating in service development and quality improvement projects, to ensure positive service user experience and the timely delivery of psychological assessment and interventions

Supporting the wider MDT in using psychometric measures to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions

You will be expected to liaise effectively with our professional colleagues within education, social care directorate and the voluntary sector

The Service recognises the importance of receiving regular supervision and of continued professional development and actively supports your training and study. The service is committed to ensuring caseloads are set at a level that enables you to have preparation time for clinical sessions, supporting you to provide the highest quality of care.

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

13 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-CFS-9033

Job locations

Newport Clinic

7 Pyle Street

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 1JW

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

An upper second class honours degree or higher in Psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.

Desirable

Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis

Experience

Essential

Prior experience as an assistant psychologist, a research assistant, health care assistant / support worker or teaching assistant
Knowledge of IT systems, research design and methodology

Desirable

Advanced keyboard skills
Experience of working in a mental health setting

Additional Criteria

Essential

Full driving licence and access to a car
Commitment to the values of the organisation
Ability to accept and work within the boundaries of the role of Assistant Psychologist
Effective communication Interview References in highly emotive atmospheres to overcome resistance to potentially threatening information
High level of professionalism
Demonstrated skills of empathy and being able to reassure people
Knowledge of basic statistics
Excellent analytical skills
High level time management and organisation skills
Ability to use clinical supervision & work within agreed competency levels.
Must be capable of using initiative and working independently
Excellent communication skills at a written and oral level.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a highly emotive atmosphere and overcome psychological resistance to potentially threatening information
Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information.
Demonstrated ability to find different ways to communicate in situations where there are difficulties or barriers to acceptance

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

An upper second class honours degree or higher in Psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.

Desirable

Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis

Experience

Essential

Prior experience as an assistant psychologist, a research assistant, health care assistant / support worker or teaching assistant
Knowledge of IT systems, research design and methodology

Desirable

Advanced keyboard skills
Experience of working in a mental health setting

Additional Criteria

Essential

Full driving licence and access to a car
Commitment to the values of the organisation
Ability to accept and work within the boundaries of the role of Assistant Psychologist
Effective communication Interview References in highly emotive atmospheres to overcome resistance to potentially threatening information
High level of professionalism
Demonstrated skills of empathy and being able to reassure people
Knowledge of basic statistics
Excellent analytical skills
High level time management and organisation skills
Ability to use clinical supervision & work within agreed competency levels.
Must be capable of using initiative and working independently
Excellent communication skills at a written and oral level.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a highly emotive atmosphere and overcome psychological resistance to potentially threatening information
Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information.
Demonstrated ability to find different ways to communicate in situations where there are difficulties or barriers to acceptance

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

Newport Clinic

7 Pyle Street

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 1JW

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

Newport Clinic

7 Pyle Street

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 1JW

Employer's website

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