Senior Clinical Psychologist Post Band 8a -
0.6 WTE/22.5 hours.
Newly qualified Clinical Psychologists are invited to apply for the two posts on a Band 7 Development Post.
The post will be based at: The Mount, Whalley Road, Accrington, BB5 6AS.
The role is within: Children & Young People’s Psychological Services (CYPPS) – East Lancashire.
We are looking for two enthusiastic Clinical Psychologists to join our busy community services for children, young people & their families. We have the option of appointing to a part time post (22.5 hours) for suitably qualified and experienced candidates. Or appointment to a Band 7 development post for both advertised posts. We will consider applications from current final year Clinical Psychology trainees qualifying in 2025.
You will join an established service, which includes Clinical Psychologists, Specialist Psychological Therapists, Family Therapist & Trainee/Assistant Psychologists. We are part of Children & Young People’s Psychological Services & CAMHS across LSCFT & have close links with our local Child Psychiatry Service in East Lancashire.
We support our team to deliver high quality & innovative psychological assessments and interventions with children & young people through consultation, individual, systemic/family & group work. There will be opportunities to further develop areas of clinical interest relevant to the employed role.
Our team have benefitted from a range of development opportunities including in-house training & specific therapies training & supervision (e.g. PCG, CBT, EMDR, VIG, Theraplay, DDP).
There will be ample opportunity for post-qualification support, supervision & consolidation of core competencies alongside more experienced colleagues both locally & across the region. All Clinical Psychologists have an agreed Job Plan which protects their core clinical commitments & allocated time for agreed projects. Newly qualified Clinical Psychologists will also be offered a place on our cross-specialty in-house support and CPD program.
There will also be opportunities to support the broader aims of leadership activity through indirect work, delivering training, & service development/audit activities. Where required, we will also support employees to develop competencies in clinical supervision as part of their professional development plan. We have excellent links with the North West Doctorate Clinical Training courses and encourage the team to offer core and specialist placements to trainees.
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. For example, a Band 6 Occupational Therapist / Social Worker / Mental Health Nurse at another Trust in the LSC ICS would not be eligible for the bonus if moving to a Band 6 Occupational Therapist / Social Worker / Mental Health Nurse role at LSCFT or in a role such as Mental Health Practitioner Role that requires the same profession.
These trusts are:
• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust
• East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bank only workers for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust are eligible for the scheme if they have not held a substantive role in Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care System in the last 12 months (subject to all other terms and conditions being met). These incentives are subject to recovery clauses within the first 6 months of employment. This bonus is applicable from 1st July 2024 – 31stJanuary 2025.
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.
For more details, please visit our website -Welcome bonus and relocation packages terms and conditionsWelcome bonus and relocation packages terms and conditions :: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (lscft.nhs.uk)
If you have any questions, we would be happy to discuss them – please contactrecruitment@lscft.nhs.uk.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Clinical Psychologists with extensive knowledge & experience of theory, assessment & intervention with the breadth of complex difficulties experienced by Children, Young People & their Families. Shortlisting will be done against the appropriate Job Description and Person Specification.
Informal visits and discussions are encouraged.
Please note that this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Jan 2025