Job summary
We are seeking to recruit a Clinical Psychologist to work in an Intensive Support Team for adults with learning disabilities, providing support in the community aiming to minimise challenging behaviour, improve quality of life and create effective support systems.

As a qualified psychologist with relevant experience working with people with learning disabilities, you will provide the service with skilled, reliable support in data collection and monitoring, assessment and analysis of the functions of behaviours, helping facilitate staff group training and support sessions and providing direct psychologically informed interventions to clients. You will be part of our in-reach service to Community Learning Disability Teams, providing advice and consultation. You will possess high level written and verbal communication skills and be able to use computer-based programs quickly and efficiently. You will be able to manage your time effectively to complete work to deadlines.

You will work in a multi-disciplinary team as a lead and be able to work well in different systems. You will be required to clinically supervise and line manage different members of the team.

Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of applications. This post is 22.5 hours per week for 11 months to cover maternity leave.

Main duties of the job

• To devise, deliver and evaluate highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment interventions for users of the service, including supervising/ consulting to members of staff regarding decisions about appropriate intervention.
• To use well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, complex highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients and other professional colleagues.
• To provide a highly specialist consultation service, including compilation of summaries and formal reports to professional agencies.
• To provide clinical supervision to junior staff.
• To provide management supervision to a range of multi-disciplinary colleagues.
• To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the team's operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.
• To provide training in the use of psychological approaches to other professional staff and agencies.
• To be aware of the wellbeing of all members of the team and support appropriately, such as by facilitating reflective practice sessions.
• To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research within the service.
• To undertake project management, including complex audit and service evaluation to help develop service provision.

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

Details
Date posted
10 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year
Based on Full Time hours
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
11 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
348-MNH-12113
Job locations
Thomas Lewis House
236 Empress Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 0JY
United Kingdom

Job description
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.

Job description
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
Essential

• Registered with the HCPC as a clinical psychologist, and eligible for chartered status with the BPS as a Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist.
• Postgraduate level training in clinical psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, risk assessment, and clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological interventions and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• Training/experience in supervision of other psychologists or professionals.
• Full driving licence and use of own transport.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered with the HCPC as a clinical psychologist, and eligible for chartered status with the BPS as a Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist.
• Postgraduate level training in clinical psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, risk assessment, and clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological interventions and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• Training/experience in supervision of other psychologists or professionals.
• Full driving licence and use of own transport.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Thomas Lewis House
236 Empress Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 0JY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Thomas Lewis House
236 Empress Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 0JY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Hiring Manager
Dr Ellie Thorpe-Tracey
ellie.thorpe-tracey@nhs.net
02381311960

Details
Date posted
10 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year
Based on Full Time hours
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
11 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
348-MNH-12113
Job locations
Thomas Lewis House
236 Empress Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 0JY
United Kingdom

Supporting documents
Privacy notice
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.