PICU Lead Practitioner Psychologist

Transformation Unit; Ashton-in-Makerfield; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Compressed hours

Part-time role

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is advertising a permanent 0.9 WTE Principal Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling, Forensic) to work in Walkerwood PICU at Tameside General Hospital. The role focuses on delivering a high-quality psychological service for adults in crisis, within a multidisciplinary team, using trauma-informed care and RAID model principles.

The post requires doctoral-level clinical psychology training, HCPC registration, and extensive experience in inpatient

Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical/counselling/forensic psychology, or equivalent.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Further post-qualification training in psychological therapies (e.g., DBT, CBT, CAT, CFT, MBT).
• Experience or training in providing supervision for staff/teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and direction for psychology services to the PICU.
• Deliver high-quality psychological assessment and therapy for adults with complex mental health problems.
• Offer consultation and advice on patients’ psychological care to MDT members.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Inpatient psychology

Therapy for complex cases

Supervision of staff

Education

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical/counselling/forensic psychology

HCPC registration as Clinical/Forensic/Counselling psychologist

Post-qualification training in psychological therapies

Training in supervision

Job description

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is advertising a permanent 0.9 WTE Principal Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Counselling, Forensic) to work in Walkerwood PICU at Tameside General Hospital. The role focuses on delivering a high-quality psychological service for adults in crisis, within a multidisciplinary team, using trauma-informed care and RAID model principles.

The post requires doctoral-level clinical psychology training, HCPC registration, and extensive experience in inpatient