Clinical Psychologists

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in the UK is seeking Clinical Psychologists for its Eating Disorders Service. The roles involve providing high-quality psychological assessments and therapy to clients, alongside consultation with non-psychological colleagues. Candidates must have post-graduate qualifications and NHS experience. The position offers a competitive salary of £47,810 to £62,682 per annum, pro rata for part-time work, and is pivotal to improving patient care in the community.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification NHS experience working as a clinical psychologist with adult clients.
• Skills in conducting complex psychological assessments and interventions.
• Experience in clinical responsibility within multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality specialist psychology service to clients.
• Deliver assessment and treatment for clients with eating disorders.
• Supervise trainees and qualified practitioners.

Skills

Complex psychological assessment

Effective communication

Consultation skills

Teaching and training experience

Policy and service development

Education

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology

HPC Registration

Additional Psychotherapy qualification

Job description

Overview

Go back Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Two Psychology roles have become available in CWP Eating Disorders Service; 0.6 WTE Clinical Psychologist in Stockport, based at Hall Lodge and 0.5 WTE Clinical Psychologist in the Wirral and West Cheshire Eating Disorders Service. Applications are welcome from candidates who may be interested in either role, or a combination of the two, not exceeding full time. Base will be dependent on the role taken and should be discussed at interview. The closing date is 08 March 2026.

The successful candidate/candidates will provide a high quality, specialist psychology service to clients suffering from Eating Disorders. They will provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy, as well as providing consultation and advice on clients' psychological care to non-psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and carers. They will supervise trainees and qualified practitioners as agreed, working autonomously within the framework of the service's policies and procedures.

Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to commence on 09/03/2026 and the proposed interview date is 19/03/2026.

Main duties of the job

• Providing psychological leadership within the team.
• Delivering clinical supervision to practitioners
• Delivering assessment and treatment of clients with Eating Disorders
• Facilitating team discussions and formulating client cases.
• Participating in quality improvement measures in regard to psychological interventions.
• Completing appropriate documentation and processes to facilitate ED treatment pathways

About us

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you\'ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Job responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [e-mail] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) or
• HPC Registered
• Additional Psychotherapy qualification
• Core NHS/Social Services professional training

Knowledge & Expertise

• Skills in conducting complex psychological assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and /or clinically sensitive information to clients and professional colleagues within and outside the NHS
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Skills in providing Consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups
• Experience of liaison with other health professionals.
• Experience of providing teaching and training.
• Experience of contributing to policy and service development.

Experience

• Post-qualification NHS experience of working as a clinical psychologist therapeutically with adult clients with varied psychological problems.
• Experience of engaging and sustaining work with ambivalent clients.
• Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients\' psychological care within the context of a multi -disciplinary teams and care plans
• Experience of liaison with other health professionals.
• Experience of providing teaching and training.
• Experience of contributing to policy and service development
• Experience of working with Older Adults.
• Expertise in neuropsychological assessment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £62,682 a year per annum pro rata