Clinical Psychologist / CBT Therapist
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 Clinical Psychologist/ CBT therapist to join an adult community mental health teams as they embark on the journey of transformation. Community mental health services play a crucial role in delivering mental health care for adults and older adults with complex mental health needs as close to home as possible.
Our CMHTs have well established psychological therapists and value psychology contribution to supporting staff and service users.
The Post holder will be joining Clinical Psychologists, a Psychological Therapist and other psychological professionals in training and development roles working across the Central and West Lancashire CMHTs. This post is ideal for newly qualified Clinical Psychologists and experienced CBT therapists, with an emphasis placed on clinical supervision, support and CPD including the Trust's Newly Qualified Support Group.
Our team members enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
We are open to flexible and part time working and have a well established staff wellbeing support service.
Main duties of the job
To provide a Clinical Psychology Service to patients of the Chorley Community Mental Health Teams including the provision of specialist psychological assessment and therapy, working within the policies, procedures and protocols applicable to the service.
To offer advice and consultation on patients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.
To develop skills in consultancy by consulting informally to multi-disciplinary team colleagues under supervision.
Please see Job Description & Person Specification attached
About us
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 NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan 2019/20 - 2023/24 set out that the NHS will develop new and integrated models of primary and community mental health 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
Date posted
22 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-CEN706-SK
Job locations
Chorley Health Centre
Chorley
PR7 2TH
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chorley Health Centre
Chorley
PR7 2TH
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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