Senior Clinical Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Working in a very friendly and supportive Child Health department, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist for our Child Development Psychology/Autism team to join an established and expanding multidisciplinary team.

As a member of a dedicated and supportive multi-disciplinary team, , you will work with colleagues from a variety of disciplines, including mental health nurses, speech and language therapists and paediatricians.

The team has a number of options available for flexible and hybrid working, including home-working with appropriate IT equipment and support. The team has dedicated office and clinic space as well as administrative support.

Main duties of the job

  • Providing specialist Autism assessments as part of an MDT within the autism assessment team.
  • Providing neuropsychological assessments within the child development psychology team.
  • To provide supervision to the assistant psychologist and other relevant team members.
  • To contribute to MDT diagnostic decision-making panel discussions.
  • To work in partnerships with paediatric colleagues providing autism assessments.
  • To contribute to relevant training programmes.
  • To contribute to team and service developments.

Please refer to job description for full specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent (e.g. Counselling / Forensic) – HCPC registered

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 9 September 2026

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