Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-BAY1022-MF
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Garburn House
- Town
- Kendal
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 Band 7 to Band 8a Preceptorship considered
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Psychologist (Band 7 to 8a Preceptorship considered)
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 a psychologist to join the Home Based Treatment Teams in South Cumbria. The role is based across two teams in Barrow-in-Furness and Kendal who already work closely together. The post will be supported by a Principal Clinical Psychologist based within the Lancaster Home Based Treatment team and the Consultant Clinical Psychologist who works across the Acute and Urgent Pathways.
The Home Based Treatment Teams provides care for people experiencing acute episodes of mental illness or emotional distress. The service offers intensive support to service users and their families in the community. The service works closely with other agencies and mental health services, including inpatient wards. An interest in working with individuals with complex presentations will be essential, as are skills in taking an active role within a multidisciplinary framework.
Main duties of the job
The post is focused on providing a balance of direct and indirect work. With time dedicated to providing individual assessment, formulation and short term intervention to service users. There is also an expectation that the role will also encompass service development, staff support and training alongside consultation work with other professionals.
The post will sit as part of a team of psychologists working within the area. The successful applicant will be welcomed as part of the service which encourages development of specific interests. There is also potential to explore opportunities to take on further development of competencies and longer term therapy work by working with other teams and services if helpful.
It is expected that you are able to demonstrate the attributes in the Job Description and Person Specification as a minimum. Part time and flexible working will be considered. Applications also welcome from newly qualified psychologists who are looking to pursue a role under a preceptorship. If you would like to discuss this post, please do not hesitate to contact Tessa Watson, Consultant Clinical Psychologist: [email protected]
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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registered
- Doctoral level or equivalent training in clinical/counselling 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.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the service user group and mental health; knowledge of safeguarding procedures.
- Skills in the use of specialist methods of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
- Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within the outside the NHS.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems.
- Experience and knowledge of issues relating to inclusivity and diversity.
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
- Tessa Watson
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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