Senior Clinical Psychologist | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to provide psychological input within its Children and Young People’s Mental Health team in South Cumbria. The successful candidate will deliver high-quality psychological services to children and families, including assessments and therapies. The role encourages flexible working patterns to promote work-life balance and values diversity in applications. Interested candidates are invited to apply before the deadline on December 23, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Support the provision and delivery of high quality psychological services.
• Provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to children and young people.
• Offer advice and consultation to non-psychology colleagues.

Job description

Job Summary

We are excited to recruit to a Senior Clinical Psychologist post to support the provision of psychological input across our Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) team in South Cumbria (covering our team bases in Kendal and Barrow-in-Furness).

Responsibilities

• Support the provision and delivery of high quality psychological services within their specific geographical area and work closely with senior colleagues to achieve this.
• Provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to children, young people and their families within a specialist CAMHS team, including delivering specialist psychological assessment, formulation and psychological therapies.
• Offer advice and consultation to non-psychology colleagues and to other non-professional carers, as well as utilise research skills for audit policy and service development within the area served by the service.

Working Arrangements

LSCFT supports 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.

Diversity, Inclusion and Lived Experience

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

Contact Information

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
For further information please contact
Claire Nichols, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, South Cumbria CAMHS, LSCFT: [e-mail]
Or Vicki Sherrington, Service manager: [e-mail]

Application Deadline

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Dec 2025.