Principal Clinical Psychologist – Locality Lead

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP); Crewe; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking NHS foundation trust as a Principal Clinical Psychologist and lead the delivery of specialist services in the vibrant Crewe and Macclesfield area. In this fulfilling role, you will work collaboratively with a dynamic multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality psychological assessments and interventions while contributing to the strategic development of the service. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community, supported by a robust induction program and a generous relocation package. If you are passionate about mental health and eager to grow in your career, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Relocation package up to £8,000

Comprehensive induction program

Supportive multidisciplinary team environment

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctoral training in clinical psychology required.
• HCPC registration and BPS chartered status preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of specialist psychology services in Community Mental Health.
• Provide psychological assessment and therapy to clients.
• Supervise and support multidisciplinary colleagues and trainees.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Psychological Assessment

Therapeutic Interventions

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Supervision and Training

Research Skills

Education

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology

HCPC registration

BPS chartered status

Job description

Principal Clinical Psychologist – Locality Lead

Band 8b

Main area: Principal Clinical Psychologist – Locality Lead
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 373-SMH2255

Site: Delamere Resource Centre/Jocelyn Solly Resource Centre
Town: Crewe/Macclesfield
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000.

The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply.

Come and join our dynamic East Cheshire Community Mental Health Teams! You will be working alongside a well-established MDT including Social workers, Mental Health nurses, psychologists, pharmacists and many other AHPs who will support you in delivering excellent holistic care.

CWP are seeking a Principal Clinical Psychologist to join our team. The post holder will cover the Crewe and Macclesfield area (East/Central) patch.

Crewe is well known for its extensive transportation links and thriving live music scene as well as a range of amenities that make it an up-and-coming town to work in. While Macclesfield is a scenic market town with historic providence, hosting extensive transportation links and Jocelyn Solly hosting extensive free on-site care parking.

While primarily responsible for supporting the management of our developing psychology offer within the East/Central CMHT's and delivering a quality clinical service, the post holder would also be supported to be actively involved in the strategic development of the team and broader services.

Come and join us on this opportunity to grow and learn alongside a robust team of clinical professionals and truly make a difference to the community we serve!

Main duties of the job

• To lead on the delivery of specialist psychology services to clients open to Community Mental Health Services (East locality).
• To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy/treatment and interventions.
• To offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to multidisciplinary colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
• To provide training, supervision and support to multidisciplinary colleagues.
• To supervise assistant psychologists, trainee clinical psychologists and qualified clinical psychologists and other psychological practitioners as agreed.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team.
• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
• To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the service.

Working for our organisation

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

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 here. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email – [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.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community.

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 £13 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.

If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.

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) as accredited by the BPS.
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
• HCPC registration.
• BPS chartered status and/or membership of ACPUK.

Experience

• Substantial experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist.
• Experience of providing consultation, training, support and supervision/reflective practice to other professionals and non-professionals.
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Involvement in local and/or national academic and/or professional body and other professional activities.

Knowledge & Expertise

• Highly specialist skills in undertaking complex psychological and cognitive/neuropsychological assessment, intervention and evaluation frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well-developed skills for communicating effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Formally trained and expert in supervising Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of applied psychology and specialised psychological therapies in working with people with complex difficulties (e.g. severe MH problems; personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
• Leadership training and/or awareness of different leadership models and systems thinking.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Jay Ricky Taylor-Webster
Job title: Head of Clinical Services
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01270655200

If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [e-mail] or telephone [phone].

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any queries regarding this post. I would be eager to have a conversation with you.

Giving you time to care, space to think and opportunity to grow

We are Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP). We provide health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our services are provided in partnership with commissioners, local authorities, voluntary and independent organisations, people who access our services, their carers and families. The Trust has over 14,500 members and employs more than 4,000 staff across 62 sites, serving a population of over one million people and highly specialist services for two million people.

We offer career opportunities to staff across a range of professions, including:

• Allied health professions - including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, and speech and language therapy.
• Medical - including psychiatry and general practice.
• Pharmacy.
• Clinical support roles.
• Estates and facilities.
• Support services roles - including HR, communications, ICT, finance and more.

At CWP, we believe in giving our staff the time to care, the space to think and the opportunity to grow.

With vacancies across a range of professions, wherever you’re at in your career journey, you’ll find something to suit you. So why not join our team today?