Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health-Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term - 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-BAY922-SRP
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Mount
- Town
- Accrington
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Band 8a
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and committed individual to join a well-established Early Intervention Service. The Lancashire Early Intervention Service (EIS) specialises in working with individuals aged 14 and upwards who are at risk of, or currently experiencing a first episode of psychosis.
Our team provides a range of specialist psychological services including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Family Interventions. So the applicant would require some competencies and confidence in either or both of these models. There are four multi-disciplinary early intervention service teams covering the Lancashire and South Cumbria footprint in which the therapists are integrated, offering input into the multi-disciplinary teams.
Main duties of the job
The role of Senior Clinical Psychologist / Senior Cognitive Therapist within the Lancashire Early Intervention Service is highly skilled and complex. The role requires highly specialist psychosocial skills, knowledge and experience of clinical supervision in PSI, CBT and family work and an ability to joint work efficiently and effectively with other agencies, whilst maintaining the need to work safely and sensitively with extremely vulnerable service users.
The Senior Clinical Psychologist / Senior Cognitive Therapist will, by the nature of the post, be involved with the therapy provision to some of the most vulnerable and complex service users and their families / friends, as well providing direction and support to other professional and voluntary agencies.
Working for our organisation
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.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualification in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to post graduate diploma level. OR Doctorate in Clinical Psychology OR Working towards the above-British Association of Behavioural Cognitive Psychotherapy accreditation.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of cognitive behaviour therapy.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of CBT assessment and treatment of clients in Adult Mental Health.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen M Black
- Job title
- Recruiting Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further information on this post please contact:-
Lancashire and Sourth Cumbria Early Intervention Service
Dr Tony Roach
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
07769176096Neil Mason / Natassya Hoyle
Team Leaders
List jobs with Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Allied Health Professions or all sectors