Job summary A range of exciting opportunities have arisen within the Trust's Mental Health Care Division to join well established, supportive teams of practitioners meeting the psychological needs of service users across our mental health services. We're excited to offer a bespoke recruitment event for permanent Band 7/8a (dependent on experience and subject to preceptorship) practitioner psychologist posts which will provide you with the opportunity to learn more about the Division and the areas where we currently hold vacancies. Several posts are available: 1.0 wte eating disorders clinical/counselling psychologist based in St Helens / Knowsley 1.8 wte adult clinical/counselling psychologist based in Liverpool and/or Sefton 1.0wte adult clinical/counselling psychologist based in Warrington. 1.0wte adult clinical/counselling psychologist based in St Helens Main duties of the job If you're a qualified practitioner psychologist with experience, skills and enthusiasm, you'll help to provide quality services to our service users. You'll work within a team to support people with a range of psychological issues by providing specialist psychological assessment, therapy and interventions to service users and carers, making use of a range of models, where appropriate. You'll also offer specialist advice, leadership and consultation to non-psychologist colleagues and support the development of psychological skills across the whole workforce through specialist training, supervision, mentorship and reflective practice. Psychological input is highly valued by staff within services, so you'll need experience of working with other services, championing psychological interventions and developing working partnerships. About us Continual professional development is central to the post. We'll provide you with a wide range of training to meet your individual and service needs. Over recent years, staff have been funded for training courses in: EMDR, ACT, DBT, MBT, CBT, CFT and full CAT training. You'll also receive additional specialist supervision, if you need it. We're keen on career progression and will support your training in leadership and management if you wish. Our aim is to support, develop and retain you at Mersey Care for many years to come Date posted 03 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £60,504 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 350-MHC7020752 Job locations Various bases across MHCD Merseyside L34 1PJ Job description Job responsibilities Youll be a team player, part of a supportive multidisciplinary team delivering multi tiered psychosocial interventions. Well be particularly keen if you have a strong background in person centred and human rights based approaches to healthcare, with a positive attitude and a strong understanding and commitment to integrated team working. Youll have a strong commitment to social justice as were committed to supporting people from socially disadvantaged communities. Youll have excellent communication and people skills and a proven passion for improving the lives of clients and their families. You may be expected to audit and evaluate a range of outcomes in terms of the benefit for service users, staff and the wider service. An active interest in research, publication and supporting others to develop their evaluation skills will be an advantage. All posts are suitable for newly qualified and current clinicians. Relevant training, support and experience will be provided to ensure that if youre successful, youll be eligible to apply for preceptorship to an 8a clinical psychology post - if professional qualifications allow and after demonstrating significant demonstrable post qualifying experience. If you already have relevant training and experience, youll be able to start at band 8a. Can you please state in your application which post(s) you are interested in and whether you are seeking full or part time hours. Job description Job responsibilities Youll be a team player, part of a supportive multidisciplinary team delivering multi tiered psychosocial interventions. Well be particularly keen if you have a strong background in person centred and human rights based approaches to healthcare, with a positive attitude and a strong understanding and commitment to integrated team working. Youll have a strong commitment to social justice as were committed to supporting people from socially disadvantaged communities. Youll have excellent communication and people skills and a proven passion for improving the lives of clients and their families. You may be expected to audit and evaluate a range of outcomes in terms of the benefit for service users, staff and the wider service. An active interest in research, publication and supporting others to develop their evaluation skills will be an advantage. All posts are suitable for newly qualified and current clinicians. Relevant training, support and experience will be provided to ensure that if youre successful, youll be eligible to apply for preceptorship to an 8a clinical psychology post - if professional qualifications allow and after demonstrating significant demonstrable post qualifying experience. If you already have relevant training and experience, youll be able to start at band 8a. Can you please state in your application which post(s) you are interested in and whether you are seeking full or part time hours. Person Specification KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE Essential Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. 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 teaching, training and/or supervision Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts Experience of administering and interpreting neuropsychological assessments Desirable Further training in working with older people or people living with dementia Specific neuropsychological training VALUES Essential Continuous Improvement Accountability Respectfulness Enthusiasm Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Strong customer service belief Transparency and honesty Discreet Skills Essential Expertise in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration Well developed and effective communication skills, oral and written, to communicate complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups. Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health Knowledge of IT systems including word processing, email and local electronic patient information systems Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. Reasonable adjustments will be made for those with sensory impairment Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of service governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. Desirable Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc). Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least one specialised psychological therapy Supervision training Qualifications Essential Doctoral level training in clinical psychology accredited by the BPS or its approved equivalent, HCPC registered or eligible for registration on qualification Desirable Pre or post-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology Person Specification KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE Essential Experience of specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. 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 teaching, training and/or supervision Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts Experience of administering and interpreting neuropsychological assessments Desirable Further training in working with older people or people living with dementia Specific neuropsychological training VALUES Essential Continuous Improvement Accountability Respectfulness Enthusiasm Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Strong customer service belief Transparency and honesty Discreet Skills Essential Expertise in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration Well developed and effective communication skills, oral and written, to communicate complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups. Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health Knowledge of IT systems including word processing, email and local electronic patient information systems Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. Reasonable adjustments will be made for those with sensory impairment Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of service governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. Desirable Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc). Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least one specialised psychological therapy Supervision training Qualifications Essential Doctoral level training in clinical psychology accredited by the BPS or its approved equivalent, HCPC registered or eligible for registration on qualification Desirable Pre or post-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology 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 Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Address Various bases across MHCD Merseyside L34 1PJ Employer's website https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)