Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Integrated Care System; Chorley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Consultant Clinical Psychologist to lead the Traumatic Stress Service. This role requires a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and HCPC registration. Responsibilities include providing clinical leadership, managing a clinical caseload, and developing psychological services to support staff experiencing trauma-related issues. Applicants should have substantial experience in various clinical settings and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Doctorate-level knowledge of clinical psychology and therapist models.
• Skills in complex psychological assessment and management.
• Experience with various client groups and settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for the Traumatic Stress Service.
• Support referral pathways and manage an active clinical caseload.
• Contribute to strategic service development.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Psychological intervention

Research design

Lifespan developmental psychology

Complex data analysis

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

HCPC registration

Evidence of continuing professional development

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

The closing date is 07 August 2025

An opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified clinical psychologist to apply for the post of Clinical Lead (0.6 WTE, Band 8c) for the Lancashire and South Cumbria Traumatic Stress Service (LSCTSS). It will be desirable to have experience of working in a clinically aligned service that deliver evidence-based trauma-focused interventions such as Trauma-Focused CBT and EMDR.

The service is commissioned to support LSCFT staff whose trauma experiences are significantly impacting their mental health and well-being. The service provides comprehensive trauma-focused assessments as well as individually tailored psychological formulations and clear treatment plans for LSCFT colleagues requiring this support. The service also delivers preparatory and pharmacological interventions. The service has also developed an organisational framework to support staff following a critical incident (Workplace Trauma Support). In addition to the above the service also provides vital support across the organisation with training, consultation and supervision to colleagues in developing their knowledge, skills and confidence in working with trauma. The service also has strong links with local Doctorate Clinical Psychology Training courses, providing teaching and specialist placements for trainees.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a senior member of the service to assist in providing clinical leadership and strategic service development for the Lancashire and South Cumbria Traumatic Stress Service. The post holder will work closely with other senior clinical and managerial staff within the service to provide a psychological perspective to service planning, service development and clinical service transformation across Lancashire and South Cumbria. The expectation is that the post holder will also contribute to clinical activity within the service e.g. supporting the referral pathway and having an active clinical caseload.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• HCPC registered as a practitioner psychologist (clinical).
• Eligibility for consultant clinical psychologist appointment approval from external BPS assessor.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.

Knowledge & Skills

• Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology, including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology.
• Knowledge of legislation and its implication for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health.

Experience

• Substantial post qualification experience including experience within the designated specialty/type of service.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course, in various settings including outpatient, community, primary care inpatient and residential care settings. Also including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threats of physical abuse.
• Experience of providing a range of complex psychological assessment and interventions using information derived from a variety of sources and requiring highly developed analytic and interpretative skills

Personal

• Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, an interest in models of service delivery and an ability to articulate the value added by clinical psychology services within the context of multidisciplinary physical and mental health services.

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.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust