Clinical Psychologist | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,455 - £74,896 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 March 2026 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO16 6YD |
| Company: | University Hospital Southampton NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7794696/188-SCL030226 |
Summary
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.
We are seeking an experienced 8B Clinical Psychologist to lead the psychology service in our neonatal unit. This is an established and well valued role having been set up in 2019. The successful candidate will work alongside a 8a Clinical Psychologist and the family care nursing team to provide trauma informed, family centred care for babies and their families. There are opportunities to be involved in service development, research and training within the unit and the expanding neonatal network.
The successful candidate will work alongside the senior leadership and allied health professionals teams. Within this role there are excellent opportunities to connect with other psychological professionals working in paediatric and neonatal intensive care units across the country and to link in with the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Network. They will report to the Lead Clinical Psychologist for Child Health and will be part of the wider paediatric psychology service made up of 25 Clinical Psychologists, a Family Therapist, Assistant and Trainee Psychologists and an admin team.
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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We are seeking a Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about delivering high quality psychological care to babies and families admitted to the NICU. The post holder will provide specialist assessment, formulation and intervention to families accessing the neonatal unit.
As the lead psychologist on the neonatal unit you will deliver consultation, training and support to the MDT and will offer clinical supervision to Clinical Psychologists working in NICUs across the region. There will be opportunities to collaborate with the Neonatal Network to develop research in the field as well as service developments and innovations.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
This advert closes on Monday 23 Feb 2026