An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Paediatric Psychosocial Service, part of Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust (MFT) CAMHS which sits within the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH).
We are seeking to appoint a Clinical Psychologist to join our Haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) team. This is a brand-new post, funded by Anthony Nolan and can be offered as a band 7 development post or 8a depending on experience. There is specialist supervision and well-being support available alongside a generous protected CPD training budget for the role. Whilst this is a fixed term post for three years, we will be building a case for continued funding and as a department have a strong track record of this. We are a friendly, caring team who want to make a difference and would love to hear from you if this post is of interest
Assessment and intervention with children, and families including neuropsychological assessment.
· Establishing a patient participation project to inform a holistic needs assessment within HSCT.
· Establishing a mental health screening pathway pre and post transplant.
· Ensuring that an HSCT database of outcomes on mental health is recorded and maintained
· Working collaboratively with Anthony Nolan Charity
· Staff training
· Consultation, support and provision of psychological advice
· Supervising and supporting the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the specialist paediatric team
· Working within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic supervision of psychological practice within the service
· Utilising skills for audit, policy, service development and research
· Liaison and effective teamwork will be required with staff from paediatric services, community health and education as appropriate
· Contributing to MDT clinics.
· A flexible approach to working to ensure that psychological aspects of care can be addressed within a time pressured medical environment.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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 Job Description & 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 Job Description 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!
This advert closes on Monday 31 Mar 2025
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