Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist – Paediatric Burns Service: Sponsorship Available

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a part-time (0.4 wte) Clinical Psychologist Band 8a (opening to a development role so band 7 applicants are also welcome to apply) 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.

We provide inpatient and outpatient support to patients with a wide range of physical health conditions on a local, regional, national and international basis. Working for the Paediatric Psychosocial Service at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, you’ll work with children and young people aged up to 18 years and their families who present with a wide range of complex emotional and behavioural difficulties associated with physical health conditions.

We are looking for dedicated mental healthcare professionals who are keen to promote and improve the mental health and well-being of children and young people with physical health conditions 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 have other part-time roles that this post could be combined with.

Applications for those interested in an band 7 development role will be considered. To those interested please see the Band 7 Person Spec.

Main duties of the job

Specifically, in this role you will contribute to the development, systematic provision and evaluation of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service to patients within the specialist Paediatric Burn Service at RMCH.

Your responsibilities:

Providing evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention in both inpatient and outpatient settings

Helping to develop the clinical psychology service

Contributing to MDT care planning and review

Participating in the residential burns camp programmes and other rehab activities

Contributing to audit and research

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

Accredited post-graduate qualification in Clinical Psychology

Registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) (or qualification pending)

Post-qualification experience of working within the fields of paediatric, adolescent or adult health psychology

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Postgraduate diploma, masters, 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 of working as a specialist clinical psychologist for at least 18 months.
  • 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 multi-disciplinary teamwork.
  • 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

Registration

Essential

  • Registration / Eligibility for registration as a clinical psychologist with the Health Professions Council

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: 3 September 2026

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