For further information or an informal chat, please contact Dr Sophie Lewis (Principal Clinical Psychologist) at
[email protected] or Dr Rachel Mumford (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) at .
About The Role
The Paediatric Psychology service at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust are looking to recruit a permanent Clinical Psychologist to join our growing team, which sits within a wider MY Psychological Services Department. This exciting opportunity has arisen to join the 0-18 Autism Assessment Pathway.
You will join a friendly and supportive MDT comprising psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and community paediatricians. The post sits within an innovative and growing Psychological Services Department within a large acute hospital trust, which comprises a strong team of clinical and practitioner psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors working into a range of specialties, including; Neuropsychology, Spinal, Diabetes, Burns, Oncology and Palliative Care, Surgery and Medicine specialties, and Staff Wellbeing. We are a friendly and supportive team, who actively encourage and support supervision, CPD and service-related audit and research. As a department, we take trainees from local training courses in Clinical Psychology and have good academic links to the these courses. Professional supervision and support will be provided by experienced Clinical Psychologists within the Paediatric Psychology team.
We welcome applications from enthusiastic, highly motivated and resourceful individuals with strong skills in assessment, formulation and delivering psychological input and in working effectively within multi-disciplinary teams. We welcome conversations around family-friendly and flexible working arrangements and we welcome applications from those due to qualify from the Clinical Psychology Doctorate in September 2025.
Main duties
As part of the 0-18 Autism Assessment service you will join a large MDT comprising psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and community paediatricians. The post-holder will complete specialist triage and assessment for children and families referred through the Autism Assessment Pathway. This will involve individual and family assessments as part of the wider MDT assessment process, working both independently and jointly with the MDT (e.g. school visits, observation, and involvement with children’s services and other agencies). The post-holder will attend MDT meetings, as well as indirect work with staff including supervision, training and teaching. There are opportunities for involvement in service development and evaluation, audit and teaching/training across the wider department.
The successful applicant will work across the Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals sites at Pinderfields General Hospital, Dewsbury District Hospital and Pontefract General Infirmary.
Full duties and responsibilities are detailed in the Job Description and determined by the annual job planning process. Please see supporting information.
Key Requirements
Key requirements are detailed in the Person Specification. Please see supporting information.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
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