Job summary
We
are looking to recruit a 0.5/0.6 WTE Consultant Lead Paediatric
Neuropsychologist in the Department of Paediatric Psychology (DPP), Leeds
Childrens Hospital. This substantive
post is based at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) and whilst the post offers
working time flexibilities, attendance on-site two days per week is essential
The
post-holder will lead the Paediatric Neuropsychology Team, which is one of
four in the DPP. This consists of two Principal Paediatric
Neuropsychologists, one Senior Clinical Psychologist, an Early Career
Clinical Psychologist and an Assistant Psychologist. Clinically, your role will involve
oversight of referral pathways and access targets, monitoring performance and
efficiencies together with the Head of Department and Business Manager. You
will also afford a wider range of clinical experiences.
As
a senior member of the Department, your role will contribute to the
leadership, management and strategic objective-setting of the
Department.
The
post-holder will be joining a well-established, and highly respected
Neurology group, which participates in the NORCESS pathway.
The
Department fully adheres to the BPS position on CPD and values continuous
learning, and you would have the opportunity to join department-wide
workstreams (e.g., parent-notes project, analogue to-digital strategy group).
Expected Shortlisting
Date
24/11/2025
Planned Interview
Date
08/12/2025
Main duties of the job
To
lead, manage and provide a qualified Paediatric Neuropsychology service to
children and young people (CYP) seen in the Regional Paediatric Neurology
Specialty, across all sites and sectors of care by providing highly
specialist neuro/psychological assessment and therapy.
Line
manage two Principal Paediatric Neuropsychologists, and offer supervision of
other in the team in line with Diploma and QiCN requirements.
Join
the departmental Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and participate in
leading/overseeing departmental strategic and operational objectives.
About us
The
post-holder will be joining The Department of Paediatric Psychology (DPP),
with over 35 clinicians, organised in four sectors of care: Long Term
Conditions, Surgery & Oncology, Cardiology & Critical Care, and
Paediatric Neuropsychology. You will be line managed by the Head of
Department.
The
Department is academically ambitious with good links to Yorkshire and Humber
Region DClinPsych Training Programmes as well as the Schools of Medicine and
Psychology at the University of Leeds.
Scholarly activity is an important part of what we do, and the
successful candidate will be encouraged to engage in academic opportunities.
Most
importantly, the Department values the balance between work and home life.
Where we can, we support flexible, agile working which can include, some
homeworking, compressed hours and varied start/finish times.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
ensure the systematic provision of a high quality clinical psychology service
to staff within LTHT, across sites and sectors of care by:
a) Providing highly specialist
psychological assessment, therapy and supervision
b) Offering advice and consultation on
staff well-being and system level interventions to non-psychologist
colleagues
c) Developing systems to promote
efficient and equitable delivery of care
d) Clinical and professional supervision
of colleagues
e) Using research skills for audit,
policy and service development and leading on research projects within the
area served by the team/service
f) Working autonomously in the delivery
of these duties within professional guidelines, the evidence-based literature
and the overall framework of the Team, Department of Clinical & Health
Psychology and Trust policies and procedures.
JOB
DIMENSIONS
Core:
Develop and maintain communication
with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations
Develop oneself and others in areas
of practice
Promote, monitor and maintain best
practice in health, safety and security
Appraise, interpret and apply
suggestions, recommendations and directives to improve services
Contribute to improving quality
Promote equality and diversity.
Health
and well-being:
Plan, develop and implement
programmes to promote health and wellbeing and prevent adverse effects on
health and wellbeing
Assess complex health and wellbeing
needs and develop, monitor and review care plans to meet those needs
Implement aspects of a protection
plan and review its effectiveness
Assess physiological and
psychological functioning when there are complex and/or undifferentiated
abnormalities, diseases and disorders and develop, monitor and review related
treatment plans
Plan, deliver and evaluate
interventions and/or treatments when there are complex issues and/or serious
illness.
Information
and knowledge;
Plan, develop and evaluate methods
and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting and presenting data and
information.
General;
Plan, deliver and review
interventions to enable people to learn and develop
Test and review new concepts,
models, methods, practices, products and equipment
Monitor expenditure
Plan, coordinate and monitor the
delivery of services and/or projects
Plan, allocate and supervise the
work of a team
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
ensure the systematic provision of a high quality clinical psychology service
to staff within LTHT, across sites and sectors of care by:
a) Providing highly specialist
psychological assessment, therapy and supervision
b) Offering advice and consultation on
staff well-being and system level interventions to non-psychologist
colleagues
c) Developing systems to promote
efficient and equitable delivery of care
d) Clinical and professional supervision
of colleagues
e) Using research skills for audit,
policy and service development and leading on research projects within the
area served by the team/service
f) Working autonomously in the delivery
of these duties within professional guidelines, the evidence-based literature
and the overall framework of the Team, Department of Clinical & Health
Psychology and Trust policies and procedures.
JOB
DIMENSIONS
Core:
Develop and maintain communication
with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations
Develop oneself and others in areas
of practice
Promote, monitor and maintain best
practice in health, safety and security
Appraise, interpret and apply
suggestions, recommendations and directives to improve services
Contribute to improving quality
Promote equality and diversity.
Health
and well-being:
Plan, develop and implement
programmes to promote health and wellbeing and prevent adverse effects on
health and wellbeing
Assess complex health and wellbeing
needs and develop, monitor and review care plans to meet those needs
Implement aspects of a protection
plan and review its effectiveness
Assess physiological and
psychological functioning when there are complex and/or undifferentiated
abnormalities, diseases and disorders and develop, monitor and review related
treatment plans
Plan, deliver and evaluate
interventions and/or treatments when there are complex issues and/or serious
illness.
Information
and knowledge;
Plan, develop and evaluate methods
and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting and presenting data and
information.
General;
Plan, deliver and review
interventions to enable people to learn and develop
Test and review new concepts,
models, methods, practices, products and equipment
Monitor expenditure
Plan, coordinate and monitor the
delivery of services and/or projects
Plan, allocate and supervise the
work of a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- Professional Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Listed on, or eligible for, entry onto the British Psychological Societys (BPS) Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists.
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of clinical psychology and clinical neuropsychology.
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Knowledge of the neuropsychological profiles associated with a range of neurological, neurosurgical and neuropsychological disorders to provide diagnostic neuropsychological assessment
- Understand the psychometric principles that underpin cognitive testing. Ability to apply principles of management and rehabilitation to a range of neuropsychological/ neurological disorders
- A high-level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level, highly complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families and carers
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient
- experience of providing neuropsychology within an inpatient neurorehabilitation centre is crucial for this post.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Further training in a specialised area of clinical practice through formal post-doctoral training (diploma or equivalent)
- or a combination of specialist short courses together with an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice
- Experience selecting, administering and interpreting a wide range of neuropsychological tests to provide neuropsychological assessment within the context of neurological or neurosurgical presentations
Desirable
- Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists in acute health setting/s.
- Experience of neuropsychological assessment of children and young people.
- Experience of managing (or exposure to), operational pressures (e.g., access targets, patient prioritisation, and productivity management).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- Professional Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Listed on, or eligible for, entry onto the British Psychological Societys (BPS) Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists.
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of clinical psychology and clinical neuropsychology.
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Knowledge of the neuropsychological profiles associated with a range of neurological, neurosurgical and neuropsychological disorders to provide diagnostic neuropsychological assessment
- Understand the psychometric principles that underpin cognitive testing. Ability to apply principles of management and rehabilitation to a range of neuropsychological/ neurological disorders
- A high-level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level, highly complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families and carers
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient
- experience of providing neuropsychology within an inpatient neurorehabilitation centre is crucial for this post.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Further training in a specialised area of clinical practice through formal post-doctoral training (diploma or equivalent)
- or a combination of specialist short courses together with an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice
- Experience selecting, administering and interpreting a wide range of neuropsychological tests to provide neuropsychological assessment within the context of neurological or neurosurgical presentations
Desirable
- Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists in acute health setting/s.
- Experience of neuropsychological assessment of children and young people.
- Experience of managing (or exposure to), operational pressures (e.g., access targets, patient prioritisation, and productivity management).
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.
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
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Additional information
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.
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).
