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
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.
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!
You’ll be a team player, part of a supportive multidisciplinary team delivering multi tiered psychosocial interventions. We’ll 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.
You’ll have a strong commitment to social justice as we’re committed to supporting people from socially disadvantaged communities. You’ll 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 you’re successful, you’ll 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, you’ll 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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Mar 2025