Clinical Psychologist

Pennine Care; Wardle; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join their CAMHS team in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale. You will deliver specialist assessments, formulations and evidence-based therapies for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, including neurodevelopmental conditions.

You will supervise and train staff, contribute to service development, audits and research, and work with families, schools and partner agencies to ensure safe,

Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctoral training in clinical psychology.
• HCPC registration and eligible for BPS Chartered Status.
• Post-doctoral training in specialized areas of psychology.
• Specialist training in therapies with children and families.
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
• Experience with children, young people and families.

Responsibilities

• Specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
• Direct therapeutic work with children, young people and families.
• Provide supervision to qualified and pre-qualified staff and offer expert consultation.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Evidence-based practice

Record keeping

Risk management

Education

Post-graduate doctoral training in clinical psychology

HCPC registration

Eligibility for BPS Chartered Status

Post-doctoral training in specialized areas

Specialist training in therapies with children & families

Formal training in supervision of psychologists

Job description

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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.

Main duties of the job

• Specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
• Direct therapeutic work with children, young people and families
• Contribution to psychologically informed care across CAMHS and partner organisations.

Working for our organisation

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 #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached JD and PS

As a member of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS team, this post will contribute to the provision of psychological assessment and intervention to the CAMH Service working with children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties and / or neurodevelopmental conditions including autistic spectrum disorders (ASD)

To develop and implement psychological therapeutic plans of care and to liaise and work with other agencies regarding the implementation of care and the management of risk.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service.

To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the CAMH service.

To provide supervision to qualified and pre-qualified staff. To offer expert consultation to partner agencies and other professionals within the multi-disciplinary team.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Eligibility for BPS Chartered Status.
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
• Specialist training in psychological therapies with children, young people and families.
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.

Experience

• Previous experience of working as a trainee or qualified clinical psychologist with children, young people and their families.
• Experience of working with children and young people presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a wide range of care settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Experience of working with families and carers.
• Experience of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Experience of child safeguarding.
• Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment, both as a care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan under supervision.
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of assessment or intervention with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and / or learning disabilities

Knowledge

• Knowledge of child mental health issues Knowledge of child safeguarding
• Knowledge of a range of services typically involved with children with complex needs
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for children and young people
• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies.

Pennine Care are committed to the ‘Pledge to Flex’ initiative as flexible working is a day one right for all colleagues. “We can work flexibly, doing whatever work pattern fits our needs, regardless of the type of role we’re in. As a modern and model employer, flexible and less than full-time working isn’t a barrier to progress in the NHS – it is commonplace” This policy brings this part of the People Promise to life. It will provide you with the information you need, support you to have conversations and take steps towards working in a way that suits you best.

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.

If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.

Please note:

• We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and need extra time or adjustments to complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible. We will ensure you are not disadvantaged where a reasonable adjustment is appropriate.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Janet Teshola Job title Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01706 676000

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
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