Senior Clinical Psychologist *£7k Incentive*

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join a dedicated team in Preston. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on mental health services, providing specialist psychological assessments and interventions across various care settings. With a focus on professional development and support, you will be part of a collaborative environment that values diverse backgrounds and experiences. The position includes a £7k welcome bonus for eligible candidates, reflecting the commitment to attracting top talent in the field. If you are passionate about improving mental health outcomes and are looking for a rewarding career, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

£7k Welcome Bonus

Flexible working options

Continuous professional development support

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent required.
• Experience in specialist psychological assessment and treatment across various settings.

Responsibilities

• Join an enthusiastic team of Clinical Psychologists and Psychological Therapists.
• Provide psychological assessment and treatment for a range of clients.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Psychological intervention

Clinical supervision

Teaching and training

Clinical governance

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Post-graduate diploma in psychology

Accreditation by BPS in lifespan developmental psychology

Job description

Senior Clinical Psychologist *£7k Incentive*

Band 8a

Main area: Applied Psychologist Grade Band 8a

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 18.75 hours per week

Job ref: 351-CEN1026-CPC-E

Site: West Strand House

Town: Preston

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 13/02/2025 23:59

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community-based services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

1. Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
2. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
3. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

An exciting opportunity has arisen, due to promotion of the post holder, for a Clinical Psychologist to join the Preston CMHT Team.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be joining an enthusiastic team of nine Clinical Psychologists and Psychological Therapists across Central and West Lancashire. CPD and personal interests are actively encouraged and supported, and appropriate Clinical, Professional and Management supervision will be provided.

Working for our organisation

*The Welcome Bonus is only available to candidates who are not currently employed (or who have not been employed in the last 12 months) by any NHS provider Trust in the Lancashire & South Cumbria (LSC) Integrated Care System (ICS) in a like-for-like role or core profession. The £7k Welcome Bonus package is designed to attract and retain the very best staff in post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

Person specification

Education/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
• Lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS

Knowledge

• An increased level of knowledge equivalent to a post-graduate diploma (in addition to entry level qualification)
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client’s psychological care and treatment both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of multidisciplinary care plan

Skills

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
• Ability to self-reflect and use clinical supervision appropriately

Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document. Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.

LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce.