Senior Clinical Psychologist

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Lytham St Annes; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Lytham St Annes seeks a clinical psychologist to join the Rapid Intervention and Treatment Team. The position involves direct clinical work, consultation, and collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, aiming to provide high-quality community services for older adults. Newly qualified and experienced candidates are encouraged to apply. The role supports flexible working patterns, promoting a positive work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or experienced clinical psychologists welcomed for a community role.
• Interest in older adult mental health services is essential.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical work with older people.
• Provide consultation to nursing and care homes.
• Support service development and training.

Skills

Experience with older people

Clinical psychology consultation

Service development

Team collaboration

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Overview

RITT provide a variety of approaches to support older people with complex mental health issues, with the aim of reducing the need for hospital admission where possible. A specialist care home liaison service is also provided to nursing and care homes. The role includes direct clinical work as well as providing advice and consultation and there will be opportunities for service development, supervision of staff and facilitating training.

The successful applicant will be working with the multi-disciplinary team and team manager(s) to continue to develop a high quality, community-orientated service for older people. The successful post-holder will also be working alongside an assistant psychologist based in the same team, plus additional locality based psychology colleagues.

The posts are professionally attached to the locality older adult psychology team and wider network, both of which offer a friendly and supportive space, with a strong commitment to providing quality services for older people in Lancashire and South Cumbria. We also have close links with the local Doctorate in Clinical Psychology training courses.

1.0wte Based at Lytham Unit, Warton Street, LythamAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical psychologist with experience and enthusiasm in working with older people, to join the friendly and supportive community Rapid Intervention and Treatment Team (RITT) on the Fylde Coast. We welcome applications from newly qualified clinical psychologists with an interest in working with older adults, clinical psychologists looking for a progression from a Band 7 - 8a or clinical psychologists already in an 8a role.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical work with older people.
• Provide advice and consultation to nursing and care homes.
• Support service development, supervise staff and facilitate training.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team and team manager to develop a high quality, community-orientated service for older people.
• Collaborate with an assistant psychologist based in the same team and additional locality based psychology colleagues.

Qualifications & Application

• Newly qualified clinical psychologists with an interest in working with older adults.
• Clinical psychologists looking for a progression from a Band 7 - 8a or clinical psychologists already in an 8a role.

Diversity and Inclusion

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.