Lead Clinical Psychologist | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Burnley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the northeast of England is seeking a Lead Clinical Psychologist for the Revive team. The candidate will lead a team providing emotional health services to children and families in care. Responsibilities include clinical supervision, service management, and ensuring the delivery of effective emotional well-being interventions. Ideal candidates will have a strong clinical background and excellent interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and families in care.
• Strong clinical governance knowledge.
• Enthusiastic and hardworking attitude.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Revive team to deliver effective emotional health services.
• Provide clinical supervision and leadership.
• Support service management and governance processes.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Clinical supervision

Psychological interventions

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Job description

Overview

East Lancashire Child and Adolescent Service in conjunction with Blackburn with Darwen Children's Services Lead Clinical Psychologist REVIVE Team

• Maternity cover fixed term for 12 months - 30 hours
• Secondment opportunity

If you are an experienced psychologist, looking to work with cared for children, where you can make a difference and change lives for the better, then this role might be for you. An opportunity has arisen to cover part of the lead psychologists' post for 12 months in Revive; a specialist Emotional Health and well-being Team, that sits within Blackburn with Darwen Children's Services. This post will manage and lead the team which comprises a play therapist, 2 CAMHS practitioners and an additional clinical psychologist. It is an exciting time for Revive as we continue to develop the service, expanding the use of outcome measures and reviewing service delivery. A busy team, Revive work directly and indirectly with young people and families in the care of, or have previously been in the care of the local authority. Revive also provides regular indirect work to systems supporting young people and families, including consultations, supervision, training and reflective practice. The post is seconded into Revive from East Lancashire Child and Adolescent Service (ELCAS). ELCAS is a specialist service consisting of Child Psychiatrists, mental health practitioners, specialist therapists and clinical psychologists who provide a range of evidence-based interventions for children with mental health difficulties and their families. The Service has good links with local universities to which it regularly provides clinical placements to practitioners in training. ELCAS is rated as Outstanding by the CQC. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, hardworking, have excellent relational and interpersonal skills and a genuine commitment to working with this client group.

They will be responsible for ensuring that they achieve the key objectives of delivering safe, personal and effective Emotional Health and Well Being for this specialist group within Blackburn with Darwen. The post holder will be expected to provide leadership and clinical supervision to the team over the 4 days, in addition to overseeing and being involved in service management tasks, including implementing robust processes of clinical governance. 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.

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Responsibilities

The post holder will lead the Revive team and work with the young people and families in care or previously in care, ensuring delivery of safe, personal and effective Emotional Health and Well Being. They will provide leadership and clinical supervision to the team, contribute to service management tasks, and support development of robust clinical governance processes. The post also involves engaging with systems supporting young people and families, including consultations, supervision, training and reflective practice.

Administration and Organisation

The service operates from a variety of sites across East Lancashire; some travel will be required. The main administrative base is Blackburn with Darwen Children's Services, based at Duke Street, in Blackburn. Must be able to cover the travel requirements of the post.