# Clinical Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-psychologist/5b894fdd-9ff8-4c09-a419-77992fde15bc - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-psychologist/5b894fdd-9ff8-4c09-a419-77992fde15bc.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Newcastle Upon Tyne - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-05-31T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-21T23:02:18.573Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Royal_Victoria_Infirmary/The_Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Psychology/Paediatric_Psychology-v8026435 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8026435?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical  Psychologist  to provide a specialist psychological service for families whose baby is admitted to the neonatal inpatient unit.  Also to support staff working in the unit to deliver trauma informed care to families. This is part of the wider Psychology in Healthcare Service which provides psychological support to adult, children and neuropsychology patients. The post holder will be based in the  Paediatric Psychology Service at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The successful post holder will be involved in delivering evidence-based interventions to families who are under the care of the regional neonatal service.  We have a very supportive team with close MDT working relationships and managerial support. - Interview Date: 30 June 2026 - 18 Hours 45 Minutes/Week - You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy. NO AGENCIES PLEASE ### Main duties of the job We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist who must demonstrate essential requirements from the job description. Key elements of this include: - A Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. - Training in models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society. - HCPC registration. - Doctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology. - Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings. - Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity. - Post qualification experience of working a clinical psychologist, preferably in a health setting - Completion of the supervisors training from a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology training course. - An interest in working in working with families in a medical setting. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to the neonatal service including inpatients and outpatients; providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy. - Offering advice and consultation on a patient’s psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. - To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service Within the service, we are keen to support the development of psychologists in the role through post grad training and CPD opportunities.  The post holder will receive regular support and supervision (as well as access to specialist supervision) within the service and have the opportunity to contribute to service development. The  Psychology in Healthcare service provides training places and teaching for the local DClinPsych course. Clinical - Delivering specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients within a neonatal setting - Maintaining an individual caseload with patients across a range of clinical severity and working with patients who may need to pace their engagement in treatment dependent on symptom or condition severity. - Showing professionalism when working with families who may become distressed in the face of ongoing difficulties with their child's health. - Being aware of the challenges and potential stigma faced by patients with long term disability. - Consideration of potential barriers to engagement e.g., English is not a 1st language, social deprivation. - Undertaking triage which involves significant clinical decision-making when assessing referral and clinical information and deciding the appropriate treatment either within the service or signposting to a relevant service. - Contributing to MDT meetings and participating in effective multidisciplinary teamwork. - Communicating complex and clinically sensitive information to referrers, patients and professional colleagues effectively. - Candidates should be organised and self-motivated to manage own workload across settings. Service Development - Contributing to service development and the Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives within the service. Teaching/ Training/supervision - Teaching and Training for professional groups. - Teaching and Training for clinical psychology trainees - Supervision of clinical psychology trainees and other psychology colleagues (assistant and band 7) Research, audit and service development This includes: - Being involved in research and audit service development opportunities. - Keeping up-to-date with the evidence base and working with colleagues within the service to develop service provision based on evidence. The post is based in Newcastle upon Tyne.  You will provide psychological therapy services face to face, or via telephone and video appointments. ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical  Psychologist  to provide a specialist psychological service for families whose baby is admitted to the neonatal inpatient unit.  Also to support staff working in the unit to deliver trauma informed care to families. This is part of the wider Psychology in Healthcare Service which provides psychological support to adult, children and neuropsychology patients. ## Job Description We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist who must demonstrate essential requirements from the job description. Key elements of this include: ## Responsibilities Within the service, we are keen to support the development of psychologists in the role through post grad training and CPD opportunities.  The post holder will receive regular support and supervision (as well as access to specialist supervision) within the service and have the opportunity to contribute to service development. The  Psychology in Healthcare service provides training places and teaching for the local DClinPsych course. Clinical Delivering specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients within a neonatal setting Maintaining an individual caseload with patients across a range of clinical severity and working with patients who may need to pace their engagement in treatment dependent on symptom or condition severity. Showing professionalism when working with families who may become distressed in the face of ongoing difficulties with their child's health. Being aware of the challenges and potential stigma faced by patients with long term disability. Consideration of potential barriers to engagement e.g., English is not a 1st language, social deprivation. Undertaking triage which involves significant clinical decision-making when assessing referral and clinical information and deciding the appropriate treatment either within the service or signposting to a relevant service. Service Development Contributing to service development and the Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives within the service. Teaching/ Training/supervision Teaching and Training for professional groups. Research, audit and service development This includes: The post is based in Newcastle upon Tyne.  You will provide psychological therapy services face to face, or via telephone and video appointments. ## Person Specification ### KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - In addition to obtaining the necessary qualifications and experience to practice as a clinical psychologist, has additional knowledge of national good practice of working as a clinical psychologist - Doctorate level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology **Desirable** - Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities, etc.) - Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of patients clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, and in patient settings. including outpatient, and in patient settings - Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity **Desirable** - Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision - Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts - Experience of working within a multicultural framework ### SKILLS, APTITUDE **Essential** - Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration - Well-developed skills in the ability to empathise and communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS - Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups - Demonstrable skills in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive material and challenging behaviour ### QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING **Essential** - Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society - HCPC Registration - Post-graduate training relevant speciality e.g. neuropsychology, CBT, CAT **Desirable** - Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or fields of applied psychology ## Documents - [newcastle staff benefits (pdf, 274.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2721) - [band 8a clinical psychologist (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10313429) - [behaviour and civility charter (pdf, 93.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2922) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.