Clinical Psychologist | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Wardle; Presencial; GBP 48.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual leave entitlement

Flexible working

Continued Professional Development

Improvement and research activities

Staff wellbeing service

Staff discounts

Descripción de la vacante

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Clinical Psychologist for CAMHS in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale. The post involves specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, including neurodevelopmental conditions.

You will work collaboratively with families, schools and partner agencies, and provide supervision to staff, contributing to service development and governance

Formación

• Clinical Psychologist with HCPC registration.
• Experience in CAMHS and neurodevelopmental conditions desirable.
• Ability to provide supervision and work autonomously within guidelines.

Responsabilidades

• Direct therapeutic work with children, young people and families.
• Consultation and advice to multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies.
• Contribute to psychologically informed care across CAMHS and partner organisations.

Descripción del empleo

Clinical Psychologist | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

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.Thepostholderworkscollaborativelywithfamilies,schools,socialcare,healthprofessionalsandpartneragenciestosupporteffectivetreatmentplanning,riskmanagementandpositiveoutcomesforyoungpeople.

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-basedpracticeandservicedevelopmentinitiatives.Therolerequiresautonomousprofessionalpracticewithinprofessionalandorganisationalguidelineswhilemaintaininghighstandardsofclinicalcare,safeguardingandrecordkeeping.

• Directtherapeuticworkwithchildren,youngpeopleandfamilies
• Consultationandadvicetomultidisciplinaryteamsandpartneragencies
• ContributiontopsychologicallyinformedcareacrossCAMHSandpartnerorganisations.

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.

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

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.

This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Oct 2026