• Job Description

  Req#: C9349-25-1904?language=en&page=970&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The Paediatric Psychosocial Service at Royal Manchester Children Hospital is looking for a committed Psychologist looking for a rewarding job, where you can make a difference as you develop your expertise. This role is for an 0.8 wte HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist, at band 8a. This post provides an exciting opportunity to develop and provide a new clinical psychology service responsible for the psychological care for teenagers and young adults with cancer.

  The post will be located at the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) Centre at the Christie Hospital in South Manchester and organisationally based within the Paediatric Psychosocial Service at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, part of Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

  You will work alongside the Consultant Clinical Psychologist within the team, been responsible for individual and group interventions, diagnostic and neuropsychological assessments, MDT working, risk assessment and facilitating staff reflective practice sessions.

  As a Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service user's caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support their care plans.

  There is a strong emphasis on teamwork with regular supervision and CPD opportunities available to support you in reaching your career aspirations.

  Main duties of the job

  Your responsibilities:

  Providing evidence-based psychological assessment

  Helping to establishing and developing the clinical psychology service

  Contributing to MDT care planning and review

  Contributing to audit and research

  To be successful in this role, you'll need:

  Accredited post-graduate qualification in Clinical Psychology

  Registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) (or qualification pending)

  Post-qualification experience of working within the fields of paediatric, adolescent or adult health psychology

  About us

  MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

  Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

  We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

  We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

  At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

  Details

  Date posted

  20 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum (pro rata)

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  6 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  349-MCH-6998421-RL4

  Job locations

  Christie Hospital

  Harrington Building, 1st floor

  Manchester

  M20 4BX

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  We work with hospital inpatients, groups, and with face-to-face as well as online/virtual modalities. We run patient groups, consultation groups and psychosocial meetings with other medical specialties, we actively contribute to the wider Trust Schwartz team and support a range of therapeutic intervention modalities, including neuropsychology, family therapy, ACT, CFT, Narrative, CBT approaches and psychotherapeutic approaches.

  We are a committed research service with our team contributing to a wide range of research projects and host some of our own too. Continuing professional development and further training is supported and encouraged at this grade in association with the appraisal process

  To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

  Diversity Matters

  MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

  Were looking forward to hearing from you!

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  We work with hospital inpatients, groups, and with face-to-face as well as online/virtual modalities. We run patient groups, consultation groups and psychosocial meetings with other medical specialties, we actively contribute to the wider Trust Schwartz team and support a range of therapeutic intervention modalities, including neuropsychology, family therapy, ACT, CFT, Narrative, CBT approaches and psychotherapeutic approaches.

  We are a committed research service with our team contributing to a wide range of research projects and host some of our own too. Continuing professional development and further training is supported and encouraged at this grade in association with the appraisal process

  To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

  Diversity Matters

  MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

  Were looking forward to hearing from you!

  Person Specification

  Registration/ Accreditation

  Essential

  • HCPC

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the BPS.

  Desirable

  • Pre-qualification training or experience with children and adolescents / adults with health conditions.
  • Post-qualification training in a specific therapeutic modality relevant to a health setting.

  Experience and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Significant and demonstrable experience of working as a specialist clinical psychologist across the age range with a full range of presenting problems and across settings including community, outpatient, and clinic settings.
  • Experience with children and adolescents / adults with health conditions.
  • Experience of assessing and managing risk in a therapeutic setting
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork.
  • Experience of teaching, training, and professional and clinical supervision
  • Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals.

  Desirable

  • Experience in working in developing services.
  • Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
  • Experience of facilitating debrief meetings/staff support with multidisciplinary teams.

  Skills and Ability.

  Essential

  • Ability to plan and prioritise own caseload.
  • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention, and management in work with children and families / adult health care service users.
  • Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision.
  • Ability to represent psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
  • Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and of different ages.
  • Demonstrate sensitivity in all contact with disadvantaged groups.
  • Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.

  Desirable

  • Skills and experience in group interventions

  Education and supervision

  Essential

  • Experience in designing, planning, and undertaking clinical research and service evaluation.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.

  Desirable

  • Experience of teaching, training and supervision of assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists.
  • Experience in teaching and training staff from other professional groups in psychological skills and concepts.
  • Positive approach to own continuing professional development.

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • A commitment to undertake further relevant training and self-directed study.
  • Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required.
  • Willingness to contribute to team functioning, performance, and the ongoing development of the service.

  Work Related Circumstance

  Essential

  • Use of a car or access to a means of travel across the Trust footprint and externally in line with service needs
  • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.

  Person Specification

  Registration/ Accreditation

  Essential

  • HCPC

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the BPS.

  Desirable

  • Pre-qualification training or experience with children and adolescents / adults with health conditions.
  • Post-qualification training in a specific therapeutic modality relevant to a health setting.

  Experience and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Significant and demonstrable experience of working as a specialist clinical psychologist across the age range with a full range of presenting problems and across settings including community, outpatient, and clinic settings.
  • Experience with children and adolescents / adults with health conditions.
  • Experience of assessing and managing risk in a therapeutic setting
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork.
  • Experience of teaching, training, and professional and clinical supervision
  • Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals.

  Desirable

  • Experience in working in developing services.
  • Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
  • Experience of facilitating debrief meetings/staff support with multidisciplinary teams.

  Skills and Ability.

  Essential

  • Ability to plan and prioritise own caseload.
  • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention, and management in work with children and families / adult health care service users.
  • Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision.
  • Ability to represent psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
  • Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and of different ages.
  • Demonstrate sensitivity in all contact with disadvantaged groups.
  • Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.

  Desirable

  • Skills and experience in group interventions

  Education and supervision

  Essential

  • Experience in designing, planning, and undertaking clinical research and service evaluation.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.

  Desirable

  • Experience of teaching, training and supervision of assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists.
  • Experience in teaching and training staff from other professional groups in psychological skills and concepts.
  • Positive approach to own continuing professional development.

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • A commitment to undertake further relevant training and self-directed study.
  • Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required.
  • Willingness to contribute to team functioning, performance, and the ongoing development of the service.

  Work Related Circumstance

  Essential

  • Use of a car or access to a means of travel across the Trust footprint and externally in line with service needs
  • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.

  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 (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.

  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 (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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Christie Hospital

  Harrington Building, 1st floor

  Manchester

  M20 4BX

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Christie Hospital

  Harrington Building, 1st floor

  Manchester

  M20 4BX

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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