Job summary
To work as a senior member of the clinical service/ team, providing a high quality, specialist child psychotherapy service to children, young people, their families, or carers. To deliver, support and develop psychological practice within the team through psychoanalytically informed consultation, supervision, formulation, and training and by participating in systematic clinical governance.
To work with complex presentations suitable for child psychotherapy in the team, utilising a high level of knowledge and experience and adapting approaches as appropriate, with regard to evidence-based practice.
Main duties of the job
* To provide a qualified, high-quality specialist psychoanalytic child psychotherapy service to individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, in line with best, evidence-based practice and trust care pathways.
* To be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload and to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload and the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy.
* To use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues.
* To offer consultation and clinical supervision to Psychological Therapists, Trainee Psychological Therapists and Psychological Practitioners as appropriate.
* To professionally supervise and, when appropriate, manage, psychological therapists, trainee psychological therapists, trainee psychologists and psychological practitioners.
* To provide consultation and advice about psychoanalytic and child psychotherapy issues to other members of the team/service and other professionals working with patients.
* To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of professional practice within the service/team.
* To contribute to and take responsibility for local service developments under the supervision of the professional lead.
* To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the 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
Details
- Date posted: 02 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 8a
- Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year Pro rata for 3 days
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 348-CFS-11461
- Job locations: Osborn Centre, Osborn Road, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7ES, United Kingdom
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.
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This advert is for Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 to £64,750 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Jun 2026.
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