Principal Clinical Psychologist inDoncaster inDoncaster PUBLISHED 10 MAY 2024

Band 8b: £58,972 to £68,525 a year per annum pro rata  PERMANENT 

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We are looking for an experienced clinical psychologist to join Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire NHS Trust.

This is a split post providing specialist clinical assessments with adopted children, young people and adults known to the Regional Adoption Agency, One Adoption South Yorkshire (0.6wte) and into the Children in Care Team (CIC), Doncaster CAMHS (0.2 wte)

Please see attached document for more information.

This is a split post providing specialist clinical assessments with adopted children, young people and adults known to the Regional Adoption Agency, One Adoption South Yorkshire (0.6wte) and into the Children in Care Team, Doncaster CAMHS (0.2 wte)


Job Purpose:

  • Be accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist Clinical Psychology assessment, formulation, and intervention (including delivering attachment based and developmental trauma informed interventions) to children and young people with complex psychological or mental health conditions.
  • To provide expert advice, clinical consultation, and training to colleagues, internal teams, and external partners.
  • To provide clinical consultation to RAA practitioners undertaking adoption support assessments and applications to the Adoption Support Fund.
  • To undertake specialist assessments of children, young people and parents as required to inform applications to the Adoption Support Fund or the provision of services either by RAA practitioners or other providers.
  • To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.
  • To undertake formal research as an integral part of the job and to act as field supervisor for doctorate trainees.
  • To be pro-active in continual service improvement within own area.

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We are looking for an experienced clinical psychologist to join Rotherham, Doncaster and North Lincolnshire NHS Trust.

This is a split post providing specialist clinical assessments with adopted children, young people and adults known to the Regional Adoption Agency, One Adoption South Yorkshire (0.6wte) and into the Children in Care Team (CIC), Doncaster CAMHS (0.2 wte)

Please see attached document for more information.

This is a split post providing specialist clinical assessments with adopted children, young people and adults known to the Regional Adoption Agency, One Adoption South Yorkshire (0.6wte) and into the Children in Care Team, Doncaster CAMHS (0.2 wte)


Job Purpose:

  • Be accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist Clinical Psychology assessment, formulation, and intervention (including delivering attachment based and developmental trauma informed interventions) to children and young people with complex psychological or mental health conditions.
  • To provide expert advice, clinical consultation, and training to colleagues, internal teams, and external partners.
  • To provide clinical consultation to RAA practitioners undertaking adoption support assessments and applications to the Adoption Support Fund.
  • To undertake specialist assessments of children, young people and parents as required to inform applications to the Adoption Support Fund or the provision of services either by RAA practitioners or other providers.
  • To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.
  • To undertake formal research as an integral part of the job and to act as field supervisor for doctorate trainees.
  • To be pro-active in continual service improvement within own area.



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