Clinical Psychologist | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Basingstoke, RG24 9NA
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	7 Oct 2026

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Summary

A unique opportunity to work across Autism Assessment and Psychological Therapies within Child Health at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust (HHFT).

This exciting Band 7 role offers the opportunity to develop specialist skills across a varied and rewarding paediatric psychology remit. A key component of the post will be contributing to multidisciplinary autism assessments within our Early Years Autism Assessment Team (EYAAT), alongside providing psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people within our psychological therapies pathway.

The successful candidate will be supported to develop their expertise in autism assessment, including access to funded ADOS-2 training.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Psychologist seeking to develop a broad range of specialist skills within a supportive, multidisciplinary paediatric service.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

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We understand relocating can be a big step. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability. If this something you would like to explore please contactSouthern Housingon 02080 360017

To work as an autonomous practitioner within the Paediatric Psychology Service, providing a high-quality, specialist clinical psychology service to children and young people and their families across the Neurodisability and Psychological Therapies pathways.

To undertake psychological and neurodevelopmental assessments, formulations and interventions for children and young people presenting with a range of emotional, behavioural, adjustment and neurodevelopmental difficulties associated with physical health conditions, developmental differences and complex life experiences.

To work as a member of the Early Years Autism Assessment Team (EYAAT), contributing to multidisciplinary autism assessments for young children. This will include undertaking specialist autism assessments, contributing to diagnostic decision-making, providing feedback to families, and participating in ADOS assessments following completion of funded training. Funding for ADOS training is included in this post.

To provide psychological assessments and evidence-based interventions within the Psychological Therapies pathway, supporting children and young people experiencing psychological difficulties associated with physical health conditions, adjustment to diagnosis, emotional wellbeing, behavioural challenges and mental health needs.

To work as an integral member of multidisciplinary teams across paediatric services, providing consultation, formulation, advice and psychologically informed care to colleagues and partner agencies.

To contribute to service evaluation, audit, clinical governance and service development activities, supporting the ongoing improvement of pathways and patient outcomes in line with local and national priorities.

To provide supervision and support to trainee psychologists, assistant psychologists and other staff where appropriate, under the direction of senior psychologists.

To ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality, evidence-based clinical psychology service to children, young people and families referred to the Paediatric Psychology Service, including those presenting with highly complex psychological, emotional and neurodevelopmental needs.

This advert closes on Sunday 20 Sep 2026

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