Clinical Psychologist

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Psychologist to join the Tertiary Paediatric Fatigue Service (TPFS) at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. TPFS is a regional multidisciplinary service providing assessment and rehabilitation for children and young people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), Long Covid and related fatigue presentations.

The successful candidate will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention to children, young people and their families, working collaboratively with physiotherapists, paediatricians OTs and other professionals. The post holder will play a key role in supporting young people to improve functioning, engagement in education and everyday activities, and overall wellbeing.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within an innovative service that values multidisciplinary working, service development, and the delivery of evidence-based, formulation-driven care for young people with complex and often long-term health conditions.

The post holder will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people with CFS/ME, Long Covid and related fatigue presentations within the Tertiary Paediatric Fatigue Service (TPFS). Working as part of a regional multidisciplinary team, they will support young people and families to improve wellbeing, functioning and participation in education and daily life. The role includes delivering evidence-based psychological interventions, providing consultation to families, schools and professionals, contributing to multidisciplinary assessment and rehabilitation planning, and participating in service development, audit, teaching and supervision activities.

• You must be registered/accredited with a professional body HCPC
• You must have a recognised qualification. Recognised qualifications are: Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the BPS.
• Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children, families and adult patients across the age range with a full range of presenting problems and across settings including community, outpatient and clinic settings
• 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.
• Knowledge of legislation and national guidance in relation to the needs of child and adult patients.
• 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.
• Good skills in communicating with children, parents / adult patients and colleagues
• 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
• Experience in designing, planning and undertaking clinical research and service evaluation.
• Experience in teaching and training staff from other professional groups in psychological skills and concepts
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.

• Pre-qualification training or experience with children and adolescents / adults with health conditions
• CPD relating to paediatrics or Health Psychology
• Training in a specific therapeutic modality relevant to a paediatric setting.
• Working knowledge of professional systems involved in work with child/ adult patients, both in specialist hospital and community settings
• Experience of working with patients within physical health specialties.
• Experience of working with children or adults with fatigue
• Experience of working autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience in working in developing services.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of neuropsychological testing
• Interest in teaching, training and supervision of assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists.
• Positive approach to own continuing professional development.

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.