Job summary
- Main area
- Child Health
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-SCL070326
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Southampton
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 - Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Closing
- 03/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/04/2026
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist
Band 8a
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Child Psychology team at Southampton Children's Hospital. We have a number of sessions into specialities including general paediatrics, PICU, rheumatology and ophthalmology up to 1.4WTE, with some flexibility around how we configure these to meet the interests of the postholders and requirements of the team.
The postholders will be based in the highly supportive, dynamic and well respected Child Psychology team within Southampton Children's Hospital, working alongside approximately 20 WTE psychologists and psychological practitioners.
We are looking for motivated psychologists with an interest in working with children, young people and families with complex health conditions experiencing associated psychological distress or difficulties.
Main duties of the job
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The postholder will work both as a core member of the Child Psychology team and into one or more medical specialities (including PICU, ophthalmology, rheumatology and general paediatrics). The post holder will work with both inpatients and outpatients with children with a variety of medical presentations and their families. They will be required to work as a core team member, involved in clinics, group interventions and 1:1 psychology provision, as well as offering case consultation and liaison when needed and staff support.
The post holder will be part of our Child Psychology team, which is highly valued by families and colleagues. We pride ourselves as a supportive, dynamic and creative team, offering opportunities for developing as a clinical psychologist through audit, research, teaching and training. Supervision will be provided by an experienced psychologist within the team.
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Postgraduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the Health Professions Council
- Experience of assessing and working with children and young people with a whole range of emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families/carers, presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of settings including outpatient, community, educational and residential.
- Experience of working in an acute paediatric setting and/or experience of working with children and families experiencing issues related to loss, bereavement, long term medical needs, severe illness or injury.
- Experience of providing psychological management for children and young people who find it difficult to comply with medical procedures or regimens
- Experience of carrying out neuropsychological assessments with children and young people.
Desirable criteria
- Further post-doctoral training in the psychological assessment and treatment of children and young people with acute and chronic illnesses and life-limiting conditions, acquired through structured clinical supervision, self-study and attendance at relevant courses. Training in restraint, e.g. SCIP
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Suzy Gray
- Job title
- Head of Paediatric Psychology
- Email address
- [email protected]
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