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Senior Clinical Psychologist

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chesterfield, S44 5BL £57,528 – £64,750 a year Permanent Posted 19 August 2026 Apply by 9 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chesterfield

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Role description

Job summary

Working in a very friendly and supportive Child Health department, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist for our Child Development Psychology/Autism team to join an established and expanding multidisciplinary team.

As a member of a dedicated and supportive multi-disciplinary team, , you will work with colleagues from a variety of disciplines, including mental health nurses, speech and language therapists and paediatricians.

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.

Main duties of the job

Providing specialist Autism assessments as part of an MDT within the autism assessment team.
Providing neuropsychological assessments within the child development psychology team.
To provide supervision to the assistant psychologist and other relevant team members.
To contribute to MDT diagnostic decision-making panel discussions.
To work in partnerships with paediatric colleagues providing autism assessments.
To contribute to relevant training programmes.
To contribute to team and service developments.

Please refer to job description for full specification.

About us

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 .

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.

Date posted

19 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-FC-8194788

Job locations

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent (e.g. Counselling / Forensic) - HCPC registered

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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