Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a large and established team within the Paediatric Psychosocial Service. The post will be located at the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) Centre at the Christie Hospital in South Manchester and organizationally based within the Paediatric Psychosocial Service at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, part of Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.



This role is for an 0.8 wte HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist, at band 8a and provides an exciting opportunity to develop and provide a new clinical psychology service responsible for the psychological care for teenagers and young adults with cancer.



You will work alongside the Consultant Clinical Psychologist within the team, been responsible for individual and group interventions, diagnostic and neuropsychological assessments, MDT working, risk assessment and facilitating staff reflective practice sessions.



As a Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service user's caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support their care plans.



There is a strong emphasis on teamwork with regular supervision and CPD opportunities available to support you in reaching your career aspirations.

Your responsibilities:

Providing evidence-based psychological assessment Helping to establishing and developing the clinical psychology service Contributing to MDT care planning and review Contributing to audit and research

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

Accredited post-graduate qualification in Clinical Psychology Registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) (or qualification pending) Post-qualification experience of working within the fields of paediatric, adolescent or adult health psychology

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over 3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.



Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.



We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.



We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.



At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.



Diversity Matters



MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .



We're looking forward to hearing from you!