Job overview
Working in a very friendly and supportive Child Health department, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist for our Child Development Psychology/Autism team to join an established and expanding multidisciplinary team.
As a member of a dedicated and supportive multi-disciplinary team, , you will work with colleagues from a variety of disciplines, including mental health nurses, speech and language therapists and paediatricians.
The team has a number of options available for flexible and hybrid working, including home-working with appropriate IT equipment and support. The team has dedicated office and clinic space as well as administrative support.
Main duties of the job
- Providing specialist Autism assessments as part of an MDT within the autism assessment team.
- Providing neuropsychological assessments within the child development psychology team.
- To provide supervision to the assistant psychologist and other relevant team members.
- To contribute to MDT diagnostic decision-making panel discussions.
- To work in partnerships with paediatric colleagues providing autism assessments.
- To contribute to relevant training programmes.
- To contribute to team and service developments.
Please refer to job description for full specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent (e.g. Counselling / Forensic) - HCPC registered
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Psychologist with Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Chesterfield Royal Hospital. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 Pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Sep 2026.
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