Clinical Psychologist

PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Wardle; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Continued Professional Development

Staff wellbeing service

Staff discounts

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust invites a Clinical Psychologist to join the CAMHS team in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions to children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties.

You will work with families, schools, social care, health professionals and partner agencies to support treatment planning, risk management and positive outcomes, while offering clinical supervision and

Responsibilities

• Specialist psychological assessment and formulation
• Direct therapeutic work with children, young people and families
• Consultation and advice to multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies
• Clinical supervision and training of qualified and trainee staff
• Risk assessment and safeguarding responsibilities
• Service development, audit, evaluation and research
• Contribution to psychologically informed care across CAMHS and partner organisations

Job description

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to become a key member of our multidisciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children and young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties including neurodevelopmental conditions.The post holder works collaboratively with families, schools, social care, health professionals and partner agencies to support effective treatment planning, risk management and positive outcomes for young people. A central aspect of the role is providing clinical supervision, training and support to qualified and trainee staff, helping to strengthen psychologically informed practice across services. The post holder contributes to the development and governance of psychological services, participates in service evaluation, audit and research activities, and supports the continuous improvement of CAMHS through evidence-based practice and service development initiatives. The role requires autonomous professional practice within professional and organisational guidelines while maintaining high standards of clinical care, safeguarding and record keeping.,

• Specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
• Direct therapeutic work with children, young people and families
• Consultation and advice to multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies
• Clinical supervision and training of qualified and trainee staff.
• Risk assessment and safeguarding responsibilities
• Service development, audit, evaluation and research
• Contribution to psychologically informed care across CAMHS and partner organisations.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel