Senior Clinical Psychologist (Possible Band 7 with Preceptorship)

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Burnley; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare foundation trust in Burnley is seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to work with young individuals facing complex mental health challenges. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality clinical care and psychological support. Ideal applicants will have a clinicial psychology qualification and experience in CAMHS. This role also enables professional development opportunities in mental health care.

Benefits

Opportunities for career development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Eligibility for registration as a clinical psychologist.
• Experience with children and young people with mental health challenges.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical care for children and families.
• Manage a caseload of young clients with various mental health disorders.
• Provide psychological assessment and therapy.
• Supervise others in the team.
• Consult on psychological aspects of treatment.

Skills

Relational skills

Interpersonal skills

Psychological assessment

Clinical care

Education

Qualified clinical psychologist

Experience in CAMHS or similar

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Clinical Psychologist (or a newly qualified psychologist interested in a preceptorship role) to join one of the Complex Community Care Teams based at East Lancashire Child and Adolescent Service (ELCAS), Burnley General Hospital. The Complex Community Care Teams are innovative and dynamic multidisciplinary CAMHS teams that provide essential mental health support to enhance the social and psychological development of young people who are experiencing complex mental health difficulties.

The multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) include Consultant Child Psychiatrist’s and mental health practitioners with skills in a range of therapeutic modalities/specialisms, including but not limited to CBT, Family Therapy, SFP, IPT-A, art psychotherapy, counselling and non-medical prescribing. The successful candidate will work alongside other clinical psychologists within ELCAS and will join a large network of clinical psychologists as part of the Specialist Network in LSCFT.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual with excellent relational and interpersonal skills and a genuine commitment to working with children, young people and families.

Candidates not yet meeting all requirements for appointment at Band 8a can be considered for appointment at Band 7. Progression to the 8a pay band would be conditional upon demonstration of the required competencies via evaluation and job performance.

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will work in one of the Complex Community Care Teams, delivering high-quality, evidence-based clinical care and treatment for children, young people and their families, and will provide a psychological perspective to cases.
• Manage a caseload of complex young people with a variety of mental health disorders up to the age of 18, and work across East Lancashire with travel to and from various clinical locations as required.
• Provide high-quality specialist psychological assessment, formulation, evidence-based psychological therapy and evaluation, including ROMS (Routine Outcome Monitoring Systems).
• Supervise assistants, trainees and clinical psychologists (band 8a or equivalent).
• Offer advice and consultation to non-psychological colleagues and to other non-professional carers where psychological intervention is a key aspect of treatment programmes.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.
• Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development within the area served by the service.
• Contribute to service development, training and work towards leading on a specialist area of interest (band 8a).

Qualifications and Requirements

• Qualified clinical psychologist with eligibility for registration and, ideally, experience within CAMHS or a similar setting.
• Ideally eligible for Band 8a with progression contingent upon demonstration of required competencies via evaluation and job performance; candidates not meeting all requirements may be considered for Band 7 with progression to Band 8a subject to criteria.

About the Trust and ELCAS

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides physical health and well-being services in the community alongside partners in Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton.

ELCAS, part of the Specialist Network, is a specialist provider of mental health services for Children, Young People and their families and is rated Outstanding by the CQC. It aims to be a recognised centre of excellence and is accredited by the Quality Network for Community CAMHS, part of the Royal College of Psychiatry Centre for Quality Improvement. ELCAS has strong relationships across Trust departments, with third sector agencies and University training providers through the CYP Psychological Trainings Partnership.

ELCAS has a strong track record of staff support and development. We aim to support your career development in children, young people and young adults’ mental health and invite you to contribute ideas that positively impact the lives of children and young people.

Application information

Please see the attached job descriptions and person specification for more information about the role.

This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025