Neonatal Operational Delivery Network Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 89,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading children's healthcare provider is seeking a Neonatal Operational Delivery Network Consultant Clinical Psychologist to enhance psychological support across neonatal services. The role is pivotal in ensuring equitable care in Yorkshire & Humber. Applicants should have HCPC registration and extensive neonatal experience. This fixed-term position offers a part-time schedule with flexible working options.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension schemes

Health and wellbeing programmes

Qualifications

• You must have HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• You should have a doctorate-level training in Clinical Psychology.
• You need extensive neonatal CPD and maintained Personal Professional Profile.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic initiatives to embed psychological support across neonatal services.
• Collaborate with Network leadership to define priorities and deliverables.
• Facilitate matrix working with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist

Extensive neonatal CPD

Significant post-qualification neonatal experience at Band 8a or above

Collaborative, network-based working

Education

Doctorate-level training in Clinical Psychology

Post-doctoral training in psychological practice

Job description

Overview

Go back Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Role

Neonatal Operational Delivery Network Consultant Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 21 September 2025

Fixed Term: 2 years | 10 hrs per week |Proposed interview date: 09 October 2025

The Yorkshire & Humber Neonatal Operational Delivery Network (Y&H NODN) is looking for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join our Allied Health Professional (AHP) and Psychology Team. This strategic role supports the development and delivery of equitable, psychologically informed care across 19 neonatal units in the region, following the National Neonatal Critical Care Review and NHS Long Term Plan.

About You

You are a compassionate and forward-thinking person with:

• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Doctorate-level training in Clinical Psychology
• Extensive neonatal CPD and a maintained Personal Professional Profile
• Significant post-qualification neonatal experience at Band 8a or above
• A passion for collaborative, network-based working

Main duties of the job

Reporting into the Neonatal Network Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Lead strategic initiatives to embed psychological support across neonatal services
• Collaborate with Network leadership to define priorities and deliverables
• Facilitate matrix working with multidisciplinary teams, LMNS, MMHS, and third-sector partners
• Support service development, commissioning, and gap analysis to promote equity
• Represent the network in national clinical psychology forums and working groups

This is a unique opportunity to shape neonatal psychological care across Yorkshire & Humber, improving outcomes for babies, families, and staff.

About us

At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: 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 Childrens, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyones 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, were building a workplace where everyone belongs.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist
• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
• Post-qualification specialist training in particular psychotherapeutic approaches e.g. ACT, CFT, VIG, Infant Mental Health, CBT
• Evidence of extensive Neonatal CPD in line with recognised competencies and maintenance of a Personal, Professional Profile
• Leadership course/module or recognised Leadership qualification

Experience

• Significant demonstrable experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
• Evidence of significant post-graduate neonatal experience at Band 8a or above
• Specialist experience in the area of perinatal mental health

Other

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists or equivalent experience
• Ability to work autonomously, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales
• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in highly complex groups (e.g. complex PTSD, dual diagnoses, etc.) and an understanding of neurodiversity and implications for intervention and parental experience on the unit

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.

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

£76,965 to £88,682 a yearper annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Part-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working

Reference number

425-25-7391503

Job locations

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust