The Trust is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join the newly formed 18-25 service covering the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership footprint.
This post is a fixed term for 8 months 30 hours per week covering maternity leave.
We are happy to consider internal applicants who wish to take up this post as a secondment.
The 18-25 service is a new team being developed to support young people who are transitioning across Children, Young People and Families services to Adult services or Learning Disabilities and Neuro-developmental services. This service has been developed on the back of the NHS Long Term plan which requires a service to be put in place that reaches across mental health services for CYP and Adults aged 0-25.
The 18-25 service has been designed to be a consultation and advice model, this service will not replace the services young people are currently accessing but will support MDT in decision and planning around the young person’s care.
The purpose of the 18-25 service is to provide senior clinician support to existing services to enable smooth planning for services for young people, this will come in the form of advice and recommendations regarding complex cases. The service will take a holistic view of the young person’s case, looking at supporting services to navigate health, social care and educational services, ultimately breaking down barriers for accessing pathways and services. It will focus on the aspirations and strengths of the young person.
Working within a multidisciplinary team, as an experienced Clinical Psychologist alongside a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, you will be responsible for the systematic provision of high quality, comprehensive, psychologically informed support for adults within the service. You will also be working collaboratively alongside statutory and voluntary organisations and committed to ensuring that personalised care-planning is consistent, empowering and underpinned by robust evidence base models.
The successful candidate will have well developed skills and experience of working with this population both at a direct clinical and ideally strategic level. You will also have a clinical caseload for direct psychological interventions. Supporting the Consultant Clinical Psychologist in service development, audit and evaluation will be further key aspects of the role in collaboration with the senior leadership team. As a senior member of the team, a large part of the role will be supporting other staff, offering a psychologically based understanding of our clients, both with colleagues and within wider multi-professional forums. You will be a key player who develops, contributes to and implements our strategic aims for the team.
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification)andvalues.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email –cwp.recruitment@nhs.netor by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Dec 2024
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