Senior Clinical Psychologist (Possible Band 7 with Preceptorship)

NHS; Burnley; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare provider in Burnley is seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join their Complex Community Care Teams. The role involves delivering high-quality psychological care to children and young people, managing complex cases, and working closely with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates with a doctoral qualification in psychology and strong interpersonal skills are encouraged to apply. The position offers opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Support for staff development

Opportunities for innovation in mental health

Qualifications

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment.
• Ability to work autonomously within professional guidelines.
• Experience working with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist psychological assessment and therapy.
• Manage a caseload of young patients.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team members.

Skills

Excellent relational skills

Interpersonal skills

Research skills

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology

Supervision training

Pre-qualification training in research methodology

Job description

Senior Clinical Psychologist (Possible Band 7 with Preceptorship)

The closing date is 01 October 2025

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) are made up of Consultant Child Psychiatrist's and mental health practitioners who have 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 also be working 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, who has 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.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work in one of the Complex Community Care Teams, delivering the highest quality, evidence-based clinical care and treatment for children, young people and their families. The post holder will work closely with other team members from a variety of professional and therapeutic backgrounds and will provide a psychological perspective to cases. The successful candidate will manage a caseload of complex young people with a variety of mental health disorders up to the age of 18. The post holder will work across East Lancashire and will be expected to travel and work from various clinical locations as required.

The role will involve but is not limited to:

• Providing high-quality specialist psychological assessment, formulation, evidence-based psychological therapy and evaluation, including ROMS. Supervising assistant, trainee and clinical psychologists, as well as other colleagues (band 8a).
• Offering advice and consultation to non-psychological colleagues and to other non-professional carers, where psychological intervention is a key aspect of treatment programmes.
• Working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.
• Utilising research skills for audit, policy and service development within the area served by the service.
• Contributing to service development, training and work towards leading on a specialist area of interest (band 8a).

About us

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 a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

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. At ELCAS our vision is to be a recognised centre of excellence that exceeds people's expectations. As well as rated Outstanding by the CQC, we are accredited by the Quality Network for Community CAMHS, part of the Royal College of Psychiatry Centre for Quality Improvement.

At ELCAS, we are proud of our close relationships we have with other departments within the Trust and we also have strong relationships with a range of third sector agencies and University training providers through our CYP Psychological Trainings Partnership.

ELCAS has a strong track record of support for staff and for staff development. We want to support you in developing your career in children, young people and young adults' mental health, and give you the opportunity to drive your ideas forward, having a positive impact on the lives of children and young people.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training 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 and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• Supervision training through the Doctorate courses to enable supervision of trainee clinical psychologists.
• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Knowledge

• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices. This can be evidenced through post-doctoral specialist training, research, study or accreditation.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to children, young people and family's mental health.

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
• Experience of contributing a psychological perspective within the context of multidisciplinary care.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervising assistant, trainee clinical psychologists.
• Experience working with children, young people and families in a clinically relevant setting, in addition to that gained during Clinical Psychology training.

Other

• Ability to drive and willing to use car for work purposes.
• Able to work in UK.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust