Clinical Psychologist

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Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With a strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus.

Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

It is increasingly recognized that in utero exposure to certain medications can alter the development of the foetus, leading to an increased risk of congenital anomalies and altered developmental trajectories. Both physical and neurodevelopmental features cluster together to form diagnosable syndromes such as foetal valproate spectrum disorder/ foetal valproate syndrome.

In recognition of the complexity and specialist multidisciplinary input required to diagnose and care for these patients, NHS England has commissioned a new pilot multidisciplinary service between Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and Newcastle University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The foetal exposure to medicines service will establish multidisciplinary assessment and interventional procedures for children and adults at risk of a foetal exposure syndrome.

Interview Date: Monday 26 January 2026

Hours: 15 Hours/Week

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This post will ensure the development, systematic provision, and evaluation of a high-quality specialist neuropsychology service to patients within the newly established service at Newcastle University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be responsible for neuropsychological assessments and formulations and the integration of this information into the wider multidisciplinary team care management for these patients. There will be close liaison within the network (Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital) and with the patient’s local services.

The post will include multidisciplinary work with senior colleagues in clinical genetics, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy.

We are a flexible‑working friendly organisation. Speak to us about how we might accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to support it.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from the following sites:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care,…