The closing date is 30th Aug 2026
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Job summary
Senior Assistant Psychologist for TRaC (Trust, Relate and Connect Pilot/Trauma Risk and Crisis)
This is an exciting and novel opportunity to join with a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Consultant Social Worker and Consultant Psychiatrist to form part of a small team developing an offer for families and professionals within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The Provider Collaborative, hosted by Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust have funded a pilot project for 12 months to design and implement a clinical offer that can support families using multiple services within the Hampshire footprint. Families who will use the service will be those where traditional support has not been helpful and where professionals continue to be concerned about good outcomes for them.
The project will aim to use a clinical model that can help families and professionals to have a shared a language across services to support joint up planning and care. It will also aim to support families to navigate services and stay working alongside families as they may move across teams and services. The clinical offer will include two posts that will work directly with families under the supervision of a Consultant MDT.
Note: Early application is encouraged as the vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received.
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Main duties, tasks &
skills required The postholder will need experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist or equivalent within a health or education setting. The role will include travel away from the base and work within the community. There will be opportunity for developing clinical skills in formulation and in translating theory into practise.
The postholder will be appropriately supported and will not be expected to manage risk or implement care plans independently. Full details can be found in the Job Description attached.
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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
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Job description
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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Person specification
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Qualifications
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Essential
Honours degree at 2:2 or above in Psychology, or equivalent. Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS.
Need to be a current Band 4 Associate Psychologist and have worked in a NHS setting.
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Desirable
Further post graduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health, and social care practice, and / or research design and analysis
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Experience
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Essential
Experience of working with people with complex needs
Experience of working with people with disabilities, in a health or Mental Health setting and or work with people with complex needs
Relevant clinical and research skills
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Basic knowledge of databases, research sills and methodology
Experience of group work and individual therapeutic contact
Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a health context An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare
Experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist
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Desirable
Experience of the use of psychometric tests
Experience of in-patient settings
Experience of teaching other health professionals
Lived experience of mental health issues
Previous experience of working within the NHS
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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.
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UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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For help with your application, contact:
Nicky Henry nicky.henry1@nhs.net
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Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
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Band
Band 5
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Salary
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£32073.00 to £39043.00 Yearly
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Contract
Fixed Term
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Duration
12 Month(s)
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Working pattern
Full-Time
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Reference number
348-CFS-12295
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Job locations
New Kings Court
Tollgate
Chandlers Ford
Hampshire
SO53 3LG
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Attachments
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Job Description
Job Description - Band 5 - Senior Assistant Psychologist v1.pdf – 372KB Opens in a new window
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Additional document 1
EmployeeBenefits_hiowh_v1-compressed_3.pdf – 1001KB Opens in a new window
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