Role: 1.0WTE Lead Psychologist, Access and Urgent Care Services Central Lancashire (0.5WTE Central Lancashire Home Based Treatment Team & 0.5WTE Acute Therapy Service).
Band: 8B
Network: Central and West Locality
Tenure: Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Psychologist for Access & Urgent Care Services across the footprint of Central and West Lancashire. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual, who has a proven track record of clinical leadership. The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate a robust understanding of collaborative working.
Main duties of the job
The above exciting opportunity has arisen as a result of investment in the Clinical Psychology resource within the Urgent Care Pathway. This senior post will contribute to short-term interventions, as well as Supervision, Service Development and Research as appropriate. The Post-holders will be joining a supportive Team of nine Clinical Psychologists and one CBT Therapist across various teams in the Central and West Lancashire Locality. We have good links with the Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester training courses, and strongly support CPD. About us
The £7k Welcome Bonus package applies to this role. The Welcome Bonus is only available to candidates who are not currently employed (or who have not been employed in the last 12 months) by any NHS provider Trust in the Lancashire & South Cumbria (LSC) Integrated Care System (ICS) in a like-for-like role or core profession. Job description
Job responsibilities
The £7k Welcome Bonus package is designed to attract and retain the very best staff in post. The amount a new starter would receive is shown in the Welcome Bonus Payment Schedule below: £3,000 after 2 months of employment (counted from start date with LSCFT) £2,000 after 12 months £2,000 after 24 months PLEASE NOTE: This bonus scheme is subject to a Repayment Clause should the post holder leave this role within 6 months of commencing employment. Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996, 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
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology Knowledge of legislation, and its implications in relation to the client group and mental health Experience
Essential
Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at senior level Experience of working with a wide variety of client 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, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of multidisciplinary care plan Experience of teaching, training and supervising Skills
Essential
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Address
To be confirmed Preston PR2 9HT Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 351-CEN1038-LG-E
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The above exciting opportunity has arisen as a result of investment in the Clinical Psychology resource within the Urgent Care Pathway. This senior post will contribute to short-term interventions, as well as Supervision, Service Development and Research as appropriate. The Post-holders will be joining a supportive Team of nine Clinical Psychologists and one CBT Therapist across various teams in the Central and West Lancashire Locality. We have good links with the Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester training courses, and strongly support CPD. About us
The £7k Welcome Bonus package applies to this role. The Welcome Bonus is only available to candidates who are not currently employed (or who have not been employed in the last 12 months) by any NHS provider Trust in the Lancashire & South Cumbria (LSC) Integrated Care System (ICS) in a like-for-like role or core profession. Job description
Job responsibilities
The £7k Welcome Bonus package is designed to attract and retain the very best staff in post. The amount a new starter would receive is shown in the Welcome Bonus Payment Schedule below: £3,000 after 2 months of employment (counted from start date with LSCFT) £2,000 after 12 months £2,000 after 24 months PLEASE NOTE: This bonus scheme is subject to a Repayment Clause should the post holder leave this role within 6 months of commencing employment. Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996, 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
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology Knowledge of legislation, and its implications in relation to the client group and mental health Experience
Essential
Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at senior level Experience of working with a wide variety of client 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, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of multidisciplinary care plan Experience of teaching, training and supervising Skills
Essential
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Address
To be confirmed Preston PR2 9HT Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 351-CEN1038-LG-E
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