Clinical Psychologist - Paediatrics

Job summary

The Paediatric Psychology service at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust are looking to recruit a permanent Clinical Psychologist to join our growing team, which sits within a wider MY Psychological Services Department.

This exciting opportunity has arisen to join the 0-18 Autism Assessment Pathway. You will join a friendly and supportive MDT comprising psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and community paediatricians. The post sits within an innovative and growing Psychological Services Department within a large acute hospital trust, which comprises a strong team of clinical and practitioner psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors working into a range of specialties, including; Neuropsychology, Spinal, Diabetes, Burns, Oncology and Palliative Care, Surgery and Medicine specialties, and Staff Wellbeing.

We are a friendly and supportive team, who actively encourage and support supervision, CPD and service-related audit and research. As a department, we take trainees from local training courses in Clinical Psychology and have good academic links to the these courses. Professional supervision and support will be provided by experienced Clinical Psychologists within the Paediatric Psychology team.

We welcome applications from enthusiastic, highly motivated and resourceful individuals with strong skills in assessment, formulation and delivering psychological input and in working effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.

Main duties of the job

As part of the 0-18 Autism Assessment service you will join a large MDT comprising psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and community paediatricians.

The post-holder will complete specialist triage and assessment for children and families referred through the Autism Assessment Pathway.

This will involve individual and family assessments as part of the wider MDT assessment process, working both independently and jointly with the MDT (e.g. school visits, observation, and involvement with childrens services and other agencies).

The post-holder will attend MDT meetings, as well as indirect work with staff including supervision, training and teaching.

There are opportunities for involvement in service development and evaluation, audit and teaching/training across the wider department.

The successful applicant will work across the Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals sites at Pinderfields General Hospital, Dewsbury District Hospital and Pontefract General Infirmary.

Full duties and responsibilities are detailed in the Job Description and determined by the annual job planning process. Please see supporting information.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working car.

Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Trust-wide

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Trust-wide

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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