Job summary
- Main area
- Principal Clinical Psychologist - Locality Lead - Liaison Psychiatry Service
- Grade
- Band 8a to 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 373-SMH2564-B
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Liaison Psychiatry Service, Arrowe Park Hospital,
- Town
- Wirral
- Salary
- £57,528 - £77,368 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Clinical Psychologist & Locality Lead Band 8a/8b Dev post
Band 8a to 8b
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Principal Clinical Psychologist Lead to our Liaison Psychiatry Service at Arrowe Park Hospital. This post is an exciting opportunity to develop psychological services for patients receiving care at Arrowe Park Hospital who have been referred due to concerns surrounding their mental health and wellbeing.
You would be joining us at an exciting time of development as we develop an established and sustainable Psychology workforce within the acute mental health pathway. The post will be well supported by Consultant Clinical Psychologists who are already in post within the Acute Pathway, based in our inpatient mental health services.
The benefit of this posts includes being able to develop a service, whilst also being connected to established psychology teams and the wider psychology network. This post is part of developing the Acute Pathway Psychology provision in the Trust and demonstrates CWP’s commitment to improving the psychological and trauma informed care provided to patients, families, and staff in the acute pathway. As the Principal Clinical Psychologist Locality Lead you will also be responsible for providing clinical and professional leadership within the Liaison Psychiatry team.
To allow more flexibility for applicants this post is advertised as either an 8b role for those with suitable experience, and also as an 8a to 8b development post.
Shortlisting for this vacancy is due commence on 17th April the proposed interview date is 14th May
Main duties of the job
You will work with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, locality leadership and speciality clinical network to develop the psychological offer within Liaison Psychiatry. You will provide training, consultancy, supervision and support to multi professional staff, teams and managers, whilst taking a strategic approach to service evaluation, audit and research.
You will provide highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention, and formulation.
There will be opportunities to join internal and external professional and clinical networks, undertake research, and provide training and support to mental health and psychological colleagues. We have strong connections to the three DClinPsy regional training programmes (Liverpool, Lancaster and Manchester).
Clinical and professional supervision will be provided, and ongoing continuing professional development supported. A relocation package is available for those meeting criteria. Flexible, part time and job-sharing requests will be considered favourably. We encourage applications from suitably qualified and experienced people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. All applicants must be HCPC registered Clinical Psychologists with significant, relevant experience as per the job description and person specification.
For further information and/or to request a site visit, please contact:
Dr. Gareth Hughes, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Acute Care, Springview ([email protected])
Working for our organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Formal qualification in supervision
- BPS chartered status and/or membership of ACPUK.
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Highly specialist skills in undertaking complex psychological and cognitive/neuropsychological assessment, intervention and evaluation frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills for communicating effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Formally trained and expert in supervising Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of applied psychology and specialised psychological therapies in working with people with complex difficulties (e.g. severe MH problems; personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
Desirable criteria
- Leadership training and/or awareness of different leadership models and systems thinking
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist
- Experience of providing consultation, training, support and supervision/reflective practice to other professionals and non-professionals.
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
- Service development experience
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in local and/or national academic and/or professional body and other professional activities.
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
- Gareth Hughes
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01513435500
- Additional information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100.
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