Principal Clinical Psychologist inPalterton inPalterton PUBLISHED 2 DEC 2024

Working in a very friendly and supportive Child Health department, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join an established and expanding multidisciplinary team. As a member of a dedicated and supportive multi-disciplinary team, including other Clinical Psychologists, you will have the support & supervision of colleagues from a variety of disciplines, with opportunities to develop particular interests relevant to child & adolescent mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions.

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.


Role


You will be an active, autonomous member of a multi-disciplinary team providing specialist autism assessment services to children, young people and families across North Derbyshire. Your role will include:

• Supporting and providing highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and post-diagnostic support for autistic children/young people and their families.
• Providing specialist knowledge and expert advice and support about autism to the Child Health care unit.
• Carrying out complex neuropsychological assessments for children and young people with neurological conditions.
• Being a member of a multi-disciplinary Child Health service and leading/contributing to service developments around the delivery of neurodevelopmental assessments and post-diagnostic support.
• Advising on and supporting the delivery of evidence-based interventions for autistic young people, working closely with colleagues in Child Health and CAMHS.
• Providing clinical supervision and management of staff within the Child Development Psychology Team.
  
  

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of around 3,800 staff and good financial control, currently operating with a positive financial surplus and was recently rated “Good” by the CQC .

We are committed to working with our partners in health and social care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Kirsty Dutton Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist Email address: Telephone number:

Tracy Barker, Lead Nurse, Family Care