Assistant Psychologist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join our team!

The Southampton CAMHS team is a strong and supportive team and has excellent structures to offer regular supervision and support. This is a great opportunity to join our team in Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Trust Children & Families Service line to support in the delivery of high-quality children's mental health services. We are looking for exceptional individuals with the right attitude, skills and knowledge who share our passion to deliver the best quality care experience for children and their families.

This is an Assistant Psychologist post supporting the work we do at Southampton CAMHS with the Youth Justice Service (YJS). Southampton Youth Justice Service (SYJS) works with children from as young as 10 up to 18 years of age, that break the law. These children could have been sentenced by a court or have come to the attention of the police but not been charged. We currently have a CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner who provides specialist assessments, psychological formulations and interventions for children and young people who present with mental health needs at our CAMHS service, and who are known to the Southampton Youth Justice Team.

If this sounds like your next challenge, then apply today!

Main duties of the job

The role will involve carrying out complex mental health and neurodevelopmental assessments (under supervision); doing joint work with YJS workers and CAMHS colleagues; offering some targeted mental health interventions to children and young people (e.g. psychological formulation, emotional coping skills work; CBT for anxiety/low mood). The role includes regular data collection and auditing of the cases seen in YJS/CAMHS, attending multi-agency consultations and also supporting with teaching and consultation to the YJS team directly.

This post is a full-time permanent post that should appeal to enthusiastic and highly motivated candidates who are interested in developing skills in assessment of children with complex needs. The wider CAMHS has a number of clinical psychologists, trainees and assistants and you would be linked in with other clinical psychologists for your professional development, alongside receiving supervision from a 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 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

• Bachelor's degree in psychology
• Eligible for Graduate membership with the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Experience

• Experience, voluntary or paid, in working with children and young people (preferably experience of working with children and young people with mental health and/or additional needs).
• Experience of working with young people who have mental health difficulties or neurodevelopmental disorders and their families/or a demonstrated interest in this client group.

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 name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

£29,970 to £36,483 a year based on full-time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

449-CFS-6779

Job locations

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre