Senior Practitioner Psychologist- CAMHS Learning Disability/Autism

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Practitioner Psychologist to lead the CAMHS Learning Disability/Autism service across Hampshire. You will work with the clinical lead to develop psychological offers, supervise staff, and shape pathways and culture within the team.

The role involves leading and supervising clinicians, contributing to service development, and providing high-quality psychology practice for children and families with complex

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in applied psychology (or equivalent).
• Specialist knowledge in psychopathology, psychometrics, two or more therapies and lifespan development.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments, formulations and interventions for children/young people with learning disability and autism.
• Develop CAMHS LD/Autism pathway and clinical governance.
• Supervise and support psychologists and trainees within the team.

Education

Doctoral level training in applied psychology

Job description

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Practitioner Psychologist- CAMHS Learning Disability/Autism

The closing date is 22 November 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic Psychologist to be at the forefront of the development of the CAMHS Learning Disability/Autism service across Hampshire. We are looking for a psychologist to work alongside the clinical lead and other disciplines to develop the psychological offer for the young people we work with. The post holder will also support the development of our pathways and help shape the culture of the team. Providing effective supervision, training, and leadership will be integral to the role. You will join a small group of skilled and compassionate professionals to build a wider service from the ground up, ensuring the children and their families receive best practice care for their mental health and behavioural needs.

You will also be part of the county wide child psychology team, making innovative contributions to ongoing service improvement and compassionate care, and we work towards psychology being at the heart of everything that we do. There are many opportunities to access further training and we have an excellent record in developing our workforce. We have close links with Southampton University offering placements to trainee clinical psychologists.

The post is advertised as full time but would consider part time working for the appropriate applicants.

Main duties of the job

To provide quality driven assessments, psychological formulations and interventions to children and young people that have moderate to severe Learning Disability experiencing a wide range of complex and severe mental health and/or behavioural problems. Delivering a variety of interventions (individual and group) to families and young people in line with their needs and goals.

To help develop the consultation offer to the Wider CAMHS service for young people with mild Learning Disability or those that have complex neurodevelopmental needs.

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.

Being part of the leadership team at Hampshire CAMHS Learning Disability/Autism Team 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 us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

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.

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in applied psychology [or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or outside the UK], including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, approved by the HPCP

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£57,528 to £64,750 a yearPlease note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata