Clinical Psychologist | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Burnley; Sur place; GBP 39 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to deliver high-quality psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based therapy for children and young people up to age 18 in the East Burnley area. You will join a multidisciplinary team and collaborate across locations.

You will provide consultation to non-psychology colleagues, utilise ROMs for evaluation, and contribute to service development while traveling to various clinical sites as needed.

Qualifications

• High-quality clinical assessment and formulation.
• Evidence-based psychological therapy and evaluation.
• Experience with ROMs (outcome measures).
• Ability to provide consultation to non-psychology colleagues.

Responsabilités

• Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy.
• Consult with non-psychology colleagues and carers.
• Work autonomously within service policies and guidelines.
• Support audit and service development within the area.

Connaissances

Clinical Psychology

Assessment skills

Formulation

Therapy delivery

Formation

Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology

Description du poste

Clinical Psychologist | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join one of the Complex Community Care Teams based at Children and Young People's Mental Health (CYPMH) Service- East, Burnley General Hospital. The Complex Community Care Teams are innovative and dynamic multidisciplinary CAMHS teams, that provide essential mental health support to enhance the social and psychological development of young people who are experiencing complex mental health difficulties.

The multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) are made up of Consultant Child Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Psychological Therapists and Mental Health Practitioners who have skills in a range of therapeutic modalities/specialisms, including but not limited to CBT, Family Therapy, SFP, EMDR, art psychotherapy, counselling and non-medical prescribing. The successful candidate will also join a large network of clinical psychologists as part of the Bay Network in LSCFT.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual, who has excellent relational and interpersonal skills and a genuine commitment to working with children, young people and families.

The successful candidate will work in one of the Complex Community Care Teams, delivering the highest quality, evidence-based clinical care and treatment for children, young people and their families. The post holder will work closely with other team members from a variety of professional and therapeutic backgrounds and will provide a psychological perspective to cases. The successful candidate will manage a caseload of complex young people with a variety of mental health disorders up to the age of 18. The post holder will work across East Lancashire and will be expected to travel and work from various clinical locations as required. The role will involve but is not limited to:

• Providing high-quality specialist psychological assessment, formulation, evidence-based psychological therapy and evaluation, including ROMS.
• Offering advice and consultation to non-psychological colleagues and to other non-professional carers, where psychological intervention is a key aspect of treatment programmes.
• Working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.
• Utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development within the area served by the service.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

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For more information about this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Thursday 12 Nov 2026

£39,959 - £48,117 per annum (subject to confirmation)

£28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)

£28,392 - £31,157 per annum (subject to confirmation)