Clinical Psychologist

Alder Hey Children'S Nhs Foundation Trust; Warrington; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking and EV charging

On-site amenities

Bicycle storage and changingFacilities

Job summary

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join two paediatric psychology services in a split post based in Warrington. The role combines 0.7 WTE in the CYPGS and 0.3 WTE in the DSD service at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, providing specialist assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people with complex emotional and developmental needs.

The post requires evidence-based practice, collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues and a

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology including models of psychopathology and neuropsychology.
• HCPC registration required.
• Experience in specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people with complex needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support families and contribute to service development.
• Provide consultation and training across systems.

Skills

Complex psychological assessment

Intervention planning

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Communication with families

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology

HCPC registration

Job description

Closing date: 05 November 2026

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year Per Annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Psychologist to join two innovative and highly specialist paediatric psychology services at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

This unique split post combines 0.7 WTE within the Children's and Young People's Gender Service (CYPGS) based in Warrington, and 0.3 WTE within Clinical Health Psychology supporting children, young people and families accessing the Differences of Sex Development (DSD) service at Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

The successful applicant will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people presenting with a range of complex emotional, psychological and developmental needs. They will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to support young people and families, contribute to service development and provide consultation and training across systems.

We are looking for a compassionate and reflective clinician who is committed to evidence-based practice, collaborative working and improving outcomes for children and young people.

Main duties of the job

The main duties for this role are provided in the attached job description. For further details please contact [e-mail].

About us

The CYPGS base is Mandarin Court, Centre Park, Warrington which includes the following benefits:

• Free parking and free EV charging
• Short walk from Warrington Bank Quay station
• Bicycle storage and on site changing facilities

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities for this role are provided in the attached job description/person specification.

The role is well suited to someone who enjoys working systemically with families and professional networks, values multidisciplinary collaboration and wishes to contribute to the development of nationally significant specialist services.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• Registered with the HCPC.

Desirable

• Prequalification training and qualifications in research methodology staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Other requirements

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multi-cultural framework

Experience

Essential

• Doctoral knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research, methodology, research design and complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families across the full range of care settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and possible physical aggression.
• Experience of working with children, young people and families presenting with complex psychological, emotional or adjustment difficulties associated with long-term health conditions and/or specialist paediatric services.
• Experience of multidisciplinary working involving complex assessment, formulation and collaborative care planning.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to young people and mental health
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in those groups with complex presentations e.g. dual diagnoses, children and adolescents with additional disabilities.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience working with children and young people experiencing gender incongruence or gender-related distress
• Experience of working within specialist paediatric services and/or differences of sex development services
• Experience of delivering group interventions, training or consultation.

Skills and abilities

Essential

• 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 children and young people, their families, carers and other professional colleagues within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and multi-agency systems.

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.

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Employer's website: https://alderhey.nhs.uk/

Contact: [e-mail]

Reference number: 411-NEI-26-8375344

Date posted: 23 October 2026