Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychologist
- Grade
- Band 7 preceptorship and 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 373-CYP0831-F RR
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ancora House
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £43,742 - £57,349 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist
Band 7 preceptorship and 8a
Job overview
**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply please see attached document.
If this applies to you, please state this on your application so we can discuss this with you if you are invited to interview.
Are you a experienced Clinical Psychologist or a newly qualified? We could have the opportunity that you have been waiting for. Cheshire and Merseyside Adolescent Eating Disorder Service (CHEDS) is a regional outpatient/inpatient service offering evidenced based treatment approaches to 13 - 18 year olds who present with an eating disorder, and their families / carers. The Service has strong links with Ancora House, and the trust has close research links with the University of Liverpool. The service also works very closely with locality eating disorder community teams within Cheshire and Merseyside. We are seeking to appoint a Clinical Psychologist to join our multi-disciplinary team, which includes two existing Clinical Psychologists. The successful candidate will participate in the delivery of specialist outpatient and inpatient interventions to improve the health outcomes for young people who present with eating disorders. The post is full time but we would be open to considering part time hours.
Main duties of the job
We offer an excellent preceptorship, with the opportunity to develop skills within a specialist setting and to be part of the development of an evidenced based service. There is a strong commitment to professional development through Appraisal and the provision of individual supervision. Applicants should possess a Post-graduate/ doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology. We would consider experienced candidates or those approaching the end of clinical training. We will consider candidate approaching the end of their clinical psychology training and seeking a development role. Band 7, rising to Band 8a after successful completion of the developmental role. There are opportunities to be involved in service development e.g. day service. We offer a range of group work, involving Parent Group, Multi Family Therapy Group, RO-DBT, Body Image and DBT-coping skills. We provide consultation to the eating disorder community teams and other services on a regular basis. In CHEDS there is lots of opportunity to work with complex cases and co morbidities. There are lots of great opportunities to develop your CPD as this is highly valued and supported within the service along with further specialist training.
Working for our organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) supports thousands of vulnerable people across Cheshire and Merseyside. We provide physical, mental health and learning disability services to a total population of around one million people.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or you are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
Visit our 'Working for us' pages on our website to find out more about why you should choose CWP.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide a high quality specialist psychology service to people with eating disorders who are under the care of the CWP Eating Disorder Service.
Provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy as well as providing consultation and advice on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
Facilitation of groups and evidence based treatment.
Supervise trainees and qualified practitioners as agreed.
Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.
If you have further questions about the job please contact us to discuss.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) or
- HPC Registered
Desirable criteria
- Additional Psychotherapy qualification
- Supervision qualification
- Core NHS/Social Services professional training
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Skills in conducting complex psychological assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and /or clinically sensitive information to clients and professional colleagues within and outside the NHS.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Skills in providing Consultation to other professionals and nonprofessional groups.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of liaison with other health professionals
- Experience of providing teaching and training.
- Experience of contributing to policy and service development.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-qualification NHS experience of working as a clinical psychologist therapeutically with adult clients with varied psychological problems
- Experience of engaging and sustaining work with ambivalent clients
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care within the context of a multi –disciplinary teams and care plans.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of liaison with other health professionals
- Experience of providing teaching and training.
- Experience of contributing to policy and service development
- Experience of working with Older Adults
- Expertise in neuropsychological assessment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Holly Ashston
- Job title
- Acting Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244393220
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