Senior Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead

Hampshire County Council; Hedge End; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional adoption agency in Hedge End is seeking a Consultant Clinical Psychologist to lead the clinical aspects of their Multi-Disciplinary Team. You'll provide high-quality consultation and supervision, develop psychological support strategies, and engage in cross-agency collaboration. Candidates must have a Doctoral-level qualification in Clinical Psychology and relevant experience. This is a temporary position offering a competitive salary and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical, management, and supervision background required.
• Eligible for chartership with the British Psychological Society.
• Hold current registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical aspects of the MDT involvement and provide leadership.
• Deliver high-quality specialist clinical consultation and support.
• Develop and support the MDT on psychological and clinical input.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Advanced clinical skills

Research experience

Interagency collaboration

Education

Doctoral-level qualification in Clinical Psychology

Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society

Job description

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Senior Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead

Job Reference:HCC621871
Salary Range: £82,339 - £92,410 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £33,380 - £37,463 per annum)
Work Location: Glen House, Southampton
Hours per week:15
Contract Type:Temporary (12 months)
Closing Date:12 August 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Clinical Psychologist to join our Adopt South team at Hampshire County Council.

We are seeking a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with an extensive and highly specialist clinical, management, and supervision background. You should be actively engaged in research within this field and possess advanced clinical skills and knowledge, both in this specialist area and more broadly, to contribute to the continued growth and development of our pioneering multidisciplinary team (MDT).

This is an exciting leadership opportunity, where you will play a senior role in shaping and leading the clinical aspects of MDT involvement across Adopt South.

The Role:

This role is within the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) in Adopt South, the partnership Regional Adoption Agency for Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, and Southampton local authorities, with the lead authority Hampshire County Council as the employer.

After being awarded Department for Education investment for the second year running, Adopt South are keen to use the fund for further exploration, creation, and development of a multi-agency model of support, for families and their children. During the last year, Adopt South has established an exceptionally successful Multi-Disciplinary Team model, developing novel and unique services to meet the needs of adults, children and families as part of their ‘adoption’ journey. We have also begun to focus on growing the skill base of our staff team to enable a broader service support in the long term.

What you’ll do:

You will lead the clinical aspects of the MDT involvement and provide broad clinical leadership to Adopt South staff and multi-agency colleagues. Leading change and clinical direction, training, supervising and consulting with a range of agencies, staff and stakeholders will be part of the role, working very closely alongside the relevant Service Managers.

You will bring strategic and professional leadership, knowledge and skills, ensuring our services are aligned with national clinical governance frameworks. You will deliver high-quality specialist clinical consultation, support and interventions, at the appropriate level to our families.

The postholder will be the clinical lead, specifically developing and supporting the MDT on the expansion and delivery of all psychological and clinical input such as trauma and attachment-focused interventions, with a particular emphasis on Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), Neuropsychological and Neurodiverse models as well as family focused support for adopted and care-experienced children, adults and their families. Your whole ethos will be inherent through your dedicated practice of the principles of DDP and PACE, while still seeking to build on the wider evidence base of clinical progress in this field.

As needed, you will liaise and provide clinical guidance to internal and external teams and agencies on safeguarding, risk, and forensic matters and be a link with health and mental health agencies such as, NHS Trusts, CAMHs, GPs, School/Virtual Schools and specialist teams such as Residential homes and Youth Offending teams.

The role includes responsibility for service innovation, clinical governance, training and research leadership in line with local, national and broader priorities and with a commitment to ensuring adherence to international, national and local, clinical and professional guidance as far as possible.

What we’re looking for:

We’re seeking a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with a Doctoral-level qualification in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent), including applied research experience, and accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). You should be eligible for chartership and full membership of the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology, and hold current registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.

• Comprehensive induction programme with all necessary training.
• Commitment to personal development.

Our benefits package includes details of the holiday entitlement, pension scheme, flexi-time scheme, family friendly policies and interest free travel loans and discounts. We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace. We have created an environment that you can look forward to being a part of, where you are empowered to be your best and a workplace built on teamwork where people can grow and develop in their roles.

If you think you have what it takes to make a real difference in Hampshire, get in touch!

Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment.

Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance.

Additional Information:

Senior Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead Candidate Pack

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children’s Services, references will be requested prior to interview.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

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