Job Summary
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Hampshire County Council are thrilled to offer an exceptional opportunity for a skilled and motivated Senior Psychologist to join our expanding Partners in Practice (PiP) Team.
We are growing our innovative, well established clinical service embedded within Hampshire Childrens Services hubs. The PiP team provides high quality consultation, specialist training, and evidence based interventions for children and young people supported by Childrens Services.
As a Psychologist within PiP, you will bring clinical expertise, curiosity, and creativity to a multidisciplinary environment. You will deliver specialist assessments, formulation driven interventions, and reflective consultation to social care colleagues, helping to shape trauma informed, psychologically led practice across the county.
This role offers the chance to influence system wide change, contribute to service development, and work at the interface of health and social care - a unique and rewarding professional challenge.
Our CAMHS teams have a strong and supportive culture, with excellent structures regarding supervision and support. This is a great opportunity to join our service as part of HIOW NHS Foundation Trust Children & Families Service line to support the delivery of high quality childrens mental health services. We are looking for exceptional individuals who share our passion to deliver the best quality care and experiences for children and their families.
Responsibilities
* Work as an autonomous practitioner within an MDT, providing a quality-driven, highly specialist applied psychology service to young people, their families and carers under the care of the Hampshire CAMHS service.
* Clients will be presenting with severe and complex mental health problems, requiring a range of psychological interventions in line with their needs and goals.
* The postholder will also support psychological practice within the team through consultation, formulation, supervision and training. They will participate in systematic clinical governance, including the development and delivery of clinical care pathways and the provision of supervision to assistant, trainee, and junior psychologists, as well as other staff.
* They will use research skills for audit, policy, service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
* The postholder will be expected to comment on and propose changes to policy or service development within the psychology service and team as necessary.
Person Specification (Qualifications)
* Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology (or its equivalent for those trained before 1996 or outside the UK) as approved by the HCPC, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
* For forensic psychologists working in forensic settings: a masters degree (with the award of the British Psychological Society qualification in forensic psychology or equivalent).
* Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).
* Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
* This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check for any previous convictions.
Job Details
Band: 8a | Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year | Contract: Permanent | Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working | Location: Cromwell House, 15 Andover Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7BT, United Kingdom | Closing date: 13 June 2026
Recruitment & Equality
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone. If you feel a person specification may prevent or restrict your application due to gender, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief, or disability, please contact the Trusts Recruitment team. Flexible working options can be discussed during the interview process.
Contact
Hiring Manager: Georgia Marks
Email: georgia.marks1@nhs.net
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