Job summary
Are you looking for an opportunity to work with children and young people, and their families or carers?
Do you have a passion and enthusiasm for supporting young people to improve their mental health and reach their potential?
Are you interested in developing innovative ways to support young people recover and thrive?
Would you like the opportunity to live and work close to the Lake District?
We need clinicians who want to make a positive difference to the lives of young people in our area and join our team.
We want to recruit a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to South Cumbria CYPMHS (Children and Young People's Mental Health Service). We are part of Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
Our Area
South Cumbria CYPMHS covers a large geographical area that includes the towns of Kendal, Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness, as well as the surrounding countryside and coastal areas. As a result, our patch covers both rural and urban areas, with diverse needs in the local population. If you come and work with us, you will be close to the stunning landscape of the Lake District and the beautiful Morecambe Bay. Many of our staff enjoy outdoor pursuits in their leisure time, including walking, fell-running, cycling, horse-riding, climbing or wild swimming. We take pleasure from being able to spend time outside in nature, knowing that it benefits our mental and physical well-being.
Main duties of the job
Alfred Barrow Health Centre, where the team is based in Barrow-in-Furness, is within walking distance of the train station, which has good transport links to other areas. For example, there are direct trains to Lancaster, Preston and Manchester.
The people of South Cumbria are friendly and welcoming. There is a clinical psychology doctoral training course based at Lancaster University, which means we benefit from having local trainee clinical psychologists on placement with us.
Our Community
We have a number of resources in the local community for children and adolescents, with dedicated professionals and volunteers working to offer young people a chance to thrive. Direct mental health work with young people is only one part of a bigger picture of their recovery. We work with young people, and their parents / carers, to ensure that they are linked in to other opportunities within their local community.
About us
Our Team
We are a supportive CYPMH team comprising the team leaders, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and a GP with an Extended Role, senior CAMHS practitioners, CAMHS practitioners, CBT therapists, systemic family therapist, DBT therapist, triage workers and assistant practitioners. Our skills mix includes nurses, social workers, clinical psychologists and doctors.
Psychological therapies currently offered by clinicians within the team include: CBT; family therapy; DBT; EMDR; CATT. We have practitioners who offer SCM (structured clinical management).
Supervision will be offered by an experienced clinical psychologist. We have a clinical psychologist who is currently studying for a further qualification in neuropsychology. There is the opportunity to receive therapy-specific supervision, where needed. The Trust has a group for newly qualified clinical psychologists, which meets regularly.
We look forward to receiving your application. If you wish to speak to a member of the South Cumbria CYPMHS for more information, please feel free to contact us using the details provided
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 youd 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
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 youd 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
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training (or equivalent) 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.
- Eligibility for registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical)
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Knowledge of child protection and accompanying policies / procedures and the implementation of these clinically.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, young people and their families across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training (or equivalent) 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.
- Eligibility for registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical)
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Knowledge of child protection and accompanying policies / procedures and the implementation of these clinically.
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, young people and their families across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
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).
