Clinical Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a part-time (22.50 hours) Clinical Psychologist, to join the Paediatric Psychosocial Service (PPS), part of Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust (MFT) CAMHS which sits within the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. This post involves working into the paediatric diabetes services at Stepping Hill Hospital.

This is a brilliant opportunity for dedicated mental healthcare professionals to promote and improve the mental health and well-being of children and young people with diabetes and those who care for them.

You’ll be supported to manage a defined caseload and have the responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people. Roles also include consultation and liaison with medical teams.

We are a committed research service with our team contributing to a wide range of research projects and host some of our own too

We are open to a development role so band 7 applicants are also welcome to apply

Main duties of the job

• Providing evidence-based psychological assessment and interventions
• Contributing to MDT care planning and review
• Providing consultation, training and support to the wider team
• Developing the clinical psychology service in conjunction with senior colleagues
• Supervision of more junior colleagues, trainee and assistant psychologists or other psychological practitioners
• Contributing to audit and research

To be considered for this role, you’ll need:

• An accredited post-graduate qualification in Clinical Psychology
• Registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Post-qualification experience of working within the fields of paediatric, adolescent or adult health psychology

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral degree or equivalent accepted by the British Psychological Society as qualifying the person to work as a clinical psychologist.

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training or experience with children and adolescents / adults with health conditions.
• Post-Qualification CPD relating to paediatrics or Health Psychology
• Post-qualification training in a specific therapeutic modality relevant to a paediatric setting.

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children, families and adult patients across the age range with a full range of presenting problems and across settings including community, outpatient and clinic settings.
• Experience of assessing and managing risk in a therapeutic setting
• Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
• Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision
• Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals
• Knowledge of legislation and national guidance in relation to the needs of child and adult patients

Desirable

• Working knowledge of professional systems involved in work with child/ adult patients, both in specialist hospital and community settings
• Experience of working with patients within physical health specialties
• Experience of working autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience in working in developing services
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of facilitating debrief meetings/staff support with multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of contributing to study design in research trials of new medicines / treatments
• Experience of assessment and interpretation of neuropsychological tests
• Experience of working as a child specialist clinical psychologist for at least 18 months.

Registration/Accreditation

Essential

• You must be registered with a professional body. e.g. HCPC

Skills

Essential

• Ability to plan and prioritise own caseload.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management in work with children and families / adult health care service users.
• Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision.
• Ability to represent psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care
• Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and of different ages
• Demonstrate sensitivity in all contact with disadvantaged groups
• Good skills in communicating with children, parents / adult patients and colleagues.
• Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.

Education and supervision

Essential

• Experience in designing, planning and undertaking clinical research and service evaluation.
• Experience in teaching and training staff from other professional groups in psychological skills and concepts.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.

Desirable

• Positive approach to own continuing professional development.
• Interest in teaching, training and supervision of assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists.

Closing Date: 15 November 2026