Job summary
We are excited to recruit to a Senior Clinical Psychologist post to support the provision of psychological input across our Children and Young People's Mental Health (CYPMH) team in South Cumbria (covering our team bases in Kendal and Barrow-in-Furness).
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to support the provision and delivery of high quality psychological services within their specific geographical area and work closely with senior colleagues to achieve this.
They will provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to children, young people and their families, within a specialist CAMHS team, including delivering specialist psychological assessment, formulation and psychological therapies.
Another key part of the role will be to offer advice and consultation to non-psychology colleagues and to other non-professional carers, as well as to utilise research skills for audit policy and service development within the area served by the service.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
For further information please contactClaire Nichols, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, South Cumbria CAMHS, LSCFT: Claire.Nicholls@lscft.nhs.ukOr Vicki Sherrington. Service manager vicky.sherrington@lscft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
For further information please contactClaire Nichols, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, South Cumbria CAMHS, LSCFT: Claire.Nicholls@lscft.nhs.ukOr Vicki Sherrington. Service manager vicky.sherrington@lscft.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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)
Knowledge
Essential
- 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 professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Experience
Essential
- 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.
- Experience of working systemically with family and carer groups and establishing the most effective methods of working with children, young people and their carers.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified autonomous practitioner and also within the context of a multidisciplinary treatment plan.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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)
Knowledge
Essential
- 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 professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Experience
Essential
- 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.
- Experience of working systemically with family and carer groups and establishing the most effective methods of working with children, young people and their carers.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified autonomous practitioner and also within the context of a multidisciplinary treatment plan.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kinta Annex, Kendal or Alfred Barrow Health Centre, Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 2LB
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
