Senior Practitioner Psychologist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Fareham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare service in England is seeking a motivated practitioner psychologist to join their CAMHS team. This permanent part-time role focuses on delivering quality assessments and interventions for children and families dealing with mental health issues. The successful applicant will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, support training, and improve care pathways. The salary ranges from £55,690 to £62,682 per year, pro-rata for part-time hours, allowing for professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Experienced in conducting assessments for children and families.
• Ability to lead a team and manage complex cases.
• Proficient in delivering evidence-based psychological interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessments and interventions for children and families.
• Lead the Neurodevelopmental Team and contribute to assessments.
• Collaborate with other agencies to develop care plans.

Skills

Psychological assessments

Interventions for mental health issues

Research skills

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Overview

Are you a practitioner psychologist seeking to grow your career in CAMHS? We are delighted to offer this post to a dynamic psychologist with a passion for working with children and families. This is a 22.5 hr, permanent post based in the Fareham and Gosport CAMHS team. We are a warm and lively multi-disciplinary team who are committed to providing high quality care to young people and families using our service. The primary focus of this post is our neurodevelopmental pathway, providing high quality ADHD and ASC assessments, consultation and intervention.

We follow a Stepped Care Model which includes Single Point of Access, Early Help and Community Teams alongside the full range of specialist CAMHS services. We have well developed pathways to ensure an evidence based and consistent service across CAMHS. Being part of the leadership team, you will be involved in supporting others and ensuring the highest standards of governance.

You will receive supervision from a Principal Practitioner Psychologist and have opportunities to link in with other child psychologists across the Trust for reflective practice and professional development.

Main Duties

• To provide quality driven assessments, psychological formulations and interventions to children and young people experiencing a wide range of complex and severe mental health problems. Delivering a variety of interventions (individual and group) to families and young people in line with their needs and goals.
• To lead the Neurodevelopmental Team by contributing to neurodevelopmental assessments and team discussions.
• Working together with other agencies and services to develop and implement interventions and care plans and ensure successful transitions between services.
• To be an integral part in developing and delivering clinical care pathways.
• Form part of the MDT providing consultation and supervision and developing psychological knowledge within the MDT.
• Supporting the development of innovative and effective ways of working and participating in systematic clinical governance.
• Supervising and supporting the development of other psychologists and psychological therapists in the team, including trainee clinical psychologists on placement from the University of Southampton.
• To utilise research skills for audit, service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

About the Trust

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.

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata