Clinical Psychologist

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A children's healthcare trust in Sheffield is recruiting a Clinical Psychologist to provide psychological assessment and intervention for children with neurodevelopmental and neurological conditions. Candidates should have HCPC registration, relevant doctoral training, and experience working with children and families. This role offers opportunities for flexible working and ongoing professional development, contributing to meaningful impact in children's lives.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension schemes

Health and wellbeing programmes

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Clinical Psychologist.
• Clinical experience with children and families with healthcare needs.
• Ability to provide individual and group-based therapeutic interventions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological assessment and intervention for children with neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Provide consultation to multidisciplinary teams.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and specialist training.

Skills

Communication skills

Assessment skills

Therapeutic intervention skills

Team collaboration

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology

Job description

Overview

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust – Clinical Psychologist opportunity in the Neurodisability and Neurology teams at Ryegate Children’s Centre. The closing date is 26 September 2025.

We’re recruiting a Clinical Psychologist to provide psychological assessment, therapy, and consultation for children and families, working closely with a supportive multidisciplinary team. We welcome applications from soon-to-qualify trainees and experienced Band 7s looking for a new challenge in a dynamic paediatric setting.

Join us in making a real difference to children’s lives.

About You

You're a HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with doctoral-level training accredited by the BPS, covering psychopathology, psychometrics, neuropsychology, therapeutic models, and lifespan development. You have clinical experience—beyond a single placement—working with children and families with healthcare needs. You’re collaborative, compassionate, and ready to make a meaningful impact.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Paediatrics, Neurology and Neurodisability

• Deliver psychological assessment and intervention for children with neurodevelopmental and neurological conditions, including autism
• Undertake cognitive assessments to support diagnosis and care planning
• Provide individual and group-based therapeutic interventions
• Offer consultation and psychological input to multidisciplinary teams
• Receive direct supervision and access peer support within a large therapy network
• Engage in ongoing professional development and specialist training
• Flexible working options available, including part-time and job share

About us

At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are Outstanding Patient Care, Brilliant Place to Work, and Leaders in Children's Health. We work with partners across local, regional, and national levels to deliver physical and mental healthcare in both acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise.

We’re proud that 73% of colleagues would recommend Sheffield Children’s as a place to work, placing us among the top five NHS trusts in England — and the top-ranked trust in the North East and Yorkshire — in the latest NHS Staff Survey.

Our nearly 4,000 colleagues bring our CARE values — Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence — to life every day, creating a kind, welcoming environment where patients and families feel safe and supported.

As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we’re excited to keep building our leadership in children’s health, improve experiences for patients and staff, and focus on our communities and population health. We also offer excellent benefits to support your wellbeing, with generous annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing programmes, and exclusive discounts — helping you thrive at work and beyond.

Job responsibilities

For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification. Please note that Sheffield Children’s uplift pay to meet the Real Living Wage, which is £12.60 per hour.

Diversity Statement

At Sheffield Children’s, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyone's success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.

Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at [e-mail]. Together, we’re building a workplace where everyone belongs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• Experience—in addition to a single training placement—of clinical work with children and families with health-care needs.
• Registration as a clinical psychologist (or other domain title as agreed).
• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with neurodevelopmental and/or neurological difficulties and their families.
• Clinical experience of working with a wide variety of child neurodevelopmental difficulties (Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disability, ADHD etc.) and/or neurological difficulties, across the whole age range, reflecting all levels of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of working with children and young people in a range of clinical settings.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in physical health settings in particular assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with development disabilities and their families.

Knowledge and Skills

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Some knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in children with physical health difficulties.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Commitment to multi-disciplinary team working - a team player.
• Experience of working within a multicultural framework.

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.

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