Date posted: 14 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 001399
Job locations: Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom

Job summary
The Paediatric Psychology team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust are looking to recruit a permanent Clinical Psychologist to join our growing team, which sits within a wider Clinical Health Psychology Department.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Paediatric Psychology team, working into a split post between the 0-18 Autism Assessment Pathway and the wider paediatric psychology services (currently commissioned into Paediatric Diabetes and Burns). 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. The successful applicant will work across the Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals sites at Pinderfields General Hospital, Dewsbury District Hospital and Pontefract General Infirmary.

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 and delivering psychological input.

Main duties of the job
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 childrens services and other agencies).

The post-holder will attend MDT meetings, as well as indirect work with staff including supervision, training and teaching.

Within the wider Paediatric Psychology service you will work alongside broad MDTs comprising paediatricians, surgeons, specialist nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

The postholder will undertake the appropriate triage, assessment, and intervention with children and young people and their families referred into the service, alongside joint working, consultation and liaison within teams. There are frequent opportunities for involvement in service development and evaluation, audit and teaching/training across both services.

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.

About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

• Hons. Degree Psychology.
• HCPC registration (or within six months of achieving HCPC registration) as a Clinical Psychologist.

Key requirements are detailed in the Person Specification. Please see supporting information.

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.

Employer details
Employer name: The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address: Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website (https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Principal Clinical Psychologist Dr Sophie Lewis at sophie.lewis9@nhs.net