Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 7 months (Fixed term until October 2024)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-SPS878-CLK-F
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CYPMH & Child Psychology Greater Preston
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £43,742 - £57,349 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist Principal
Band 8a
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a 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, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
- Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, Psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
For more information about Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
CAMHS and Child Psychology Integrated Service / Paediatric Diabetes team – covering Preston and Chorley South Ribble
Fixed Term ending October 2024 for 30 hours per week at Band 8a or 37.5 hours a week at Band 7
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Psychologist, registered with the HCPC, who has post qualification experience in working with children, young people and their families, in particular with health conditions, including diabetes.
This is a fixed term post to the end of October 2024 to cover maternity leave. The core role will be to manage a caseload and provide a psychological assessment, formulation and intervention with children and young people diagnosed with diabetes and be an integral member of the Paediatric Diabetes Team for Preston and Chorley. This includes Welcome Calls and newly diagnosed groups, as well as joint work with the Team in the clinics and providing consultations.
Main duties of the job
We support our staff to deliver high quality and innovative psychological interventions with service-users through individual, systemic/family, and group work.
There will be opportunities to contribute to leadership activities, through indirect work, consultation, MDT meetings, supervision to others and service audit/evaluation activities.
There is specialist clinical supervision provided as well as support from the wider team, which consists of CAMHS Practitioners, Clinical Psychologists, Family Therapists, Psychiatrists, Nurse Prescribers, Primary Mental Health Workers, Children & Young People Wellbeing Practitioners and Psychological Therapists.
We regularly take trainees from the North West Clinical Psychology training courses and encourage staff to offer core and specialist placements to trainees.
This is an exciting time to join Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust due to the regional service re-design in line with the ‘Thrive’ model www.annafreud.org/what-we-do/improving-help/thrive-framework/. Thrive places service-users at the heart of service-delivery with a focus on needs-led services and shared decision-making.
Working for our organisation
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.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS
- Current registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist with previous experience at a specialist level
- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist with children, young people and their families, presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including community, in-patient and residential.
- Experience of assessing and treating children, young people and their families across the full range of care settings
Desirable criteria
- Experience of systemic approach and group work with children, young people and their families.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- A high level of ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to children and young people, their families, carers and other professionals both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Knowledge of child protection and other key legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and supervision regarding work with children, young people and their families/carers.
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
- Dr Wendy Kellaway
- Job title
- Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Telephone number
- 01772 777344
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