Job summary
Permanent | 30 hrs per week
We are looking for a dynamic psychologist to help shape and implement innovation to our offer of support and ways of working with young people, their families and the professional networks around them.
Within Community CAMHS we have recognised that some of our current ways of working may not be what is needed for some of the young people and families most in need of care and support and we are committed to work towards change and improvement. If you are passionate about ensuring high quality care for young people and families who experience multi layers of disadvantage, this may be the job for you.
This is an exciting development and will offer a psychologist in this post opportunities for service development, leadership, and co-production. At the core of this role is the ability to provide psychologically informed support for multiagency and multidisciplinary colleagues, alongside delivering highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention with young people and families. A keen interest in working in complex safeguarding and in a multiagency way is essential.
You will be supported by a large, compassionate, and professionally diverse team within Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
Our service supports flexible working and people that want part time or additional hours may be considered.
Main duties of the job
Reporting into the Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist, your responsibilities will include:
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Provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions for children and young people referred to the service.
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Lead on psychological formulation and care planning within a multi-agency context.
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Offer consultation, training, and support to non-psychologist colleagues and carers.
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Contribute to service development, clinical governance, audit, and applied research.
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Supervise and help develop more junior psychologists and trainees.
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Promote a culture of learning, reflective practice, and collaborative working.
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 description
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 scn-tr.recruitment.team@nhs.net. Together, were building a workplace where everyone belongs.
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Job description
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 scn-tr.recruitment.team@nhs.net. Together, were building a workplace where everyone belongs.
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Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oPost-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuro-psychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- oFurther specialist training & supervision in specific psychological approaches and with specific client groups supported by a programme of professional development as identified in an agreed personal development plan.
- oFurther post doctoral training, supervision and experience in the specific area of service
- oHCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- oPost-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- oFurther formal training, qualification or accreditation in specialised psychological approaches (eg BPS DECP, DNP, UKCP etc).
Experience
Essential
- oAssessed experience and competencies normally acquired through working as a qualified clinical/forensic psychologist, including significant experience in services for children with mental health, health and/or neurodevelopmental difficulties.
- oExperience of working and communicating with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course; in particular, children of pre-school, primary school age and adolescents, as well as work with family groups and adults, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse
- oSpecific experience and competencies in clinical/forensic psychology, including in- and out-patients and consultation to professional colleagues.
- oExperience of delivering and/or supervising presentations across a range of sectors- including (a) CAMHS, (b) physical health/paediatrics, (c) child development, (d) learning disabilities, (e) neuropsychology, (f) social services/child protection, (g) Pre-school/Early Years, (h) adolescence, (I) forensic, (j) primary care and community development.
- oExperience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan
- oExperience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
Desirable
- oExperience of representing a psychological perspective within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
- oExperience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings.
- oExperience of psychological assessment and treatment of children with specific health or developmental difficulties
- oExperience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- oWell developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to children of all ages, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- oDoctoral level knowledge and or equivalent of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practised within the field of clinical psychology.
Desirable
- oWell-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. eating disorder, dual diagnoses, child protection, chronic or terminal illness, severely challenging behaviours etc.)
- oHighly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessment and intervention approaches in specific modalities (e.g. family therapy, cognitive therapy, psychotherapy etc.) or integrative approaches.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to identify provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- oAbility to identify, and employ as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- oCommitment and competencies in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- oAbility to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oPost-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuro-psychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- oFurther specialist training & supervision in specific psychological approaches and with specific client groups supported by a programme of professional development as identified in an agreed personal development plan.
- oFurther post doctoral training, supervision and experience in the specific area of service
- oHCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- oPost-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- oFurther formal training, qualification or accreditation in specialised psychological approaches (eg BPS DECP, DNP, UKCP etc).
Experience
Essential
- oAssessed experience and competencies normally acquired through working as a qualified clinical/forensic psychologist, including significant experience in services for children with mental health, health and/or neurodevelopmental difficulties.
- oExperience of working and communicating with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course; in particular, children of pre-school, primary school age and adolescents, as well as work with family groups and adults, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse
- oSpecific experience and competencies in clinical/forensic psychology, including in- and out-patients and consultation to professional colleagues.
- oExperience of delivering and/or supervising presentations across a range of sectors- including (a) CAMHS, (b) physical health/paediatrics, (c) child development, (d) learning disabilities, (e) neuropsychology, (f) social services/child protection, (g) Pre-school/Early Years, (h) adolescence, (I) forensic, (j) primary care and community development.
- oExperience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan
- oExperience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
Desirable
- oExperience of representing a psychological perspective within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
- oExperience of assessing and treating clients across the full range of care settings.
- oExperience of psychological assessment and treatment of children with specific health or developmental difficulties
- oExperience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- oWell developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to children of all ages, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- oDoctoral level knowledge and or equivalent of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practised within the field of clinical psychology.
Desirable
- oWell-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. eating disorder, dual diagnoses, child protection, chronic or terminal illness, severely challenging behaviours etc.)
- oHighly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessment and intervention approaches in specific modalities (e.g. family therapy, cognitive therapy, psychotherapy etc.) or integrative approaches.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to identify provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- oAbility to identify, and employ as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- oCommitment and competencies in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- oAbility to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.
Desirable
- 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.
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).
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).
