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Clinical Psychologist (Preceptorship Band 7/8A)

East of England, East of England

Permanent

£43,742 to £57,349

Social Worker

Job summary

**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**

The relocation package is for anyone joining the Trust in a Clinical role who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership.

Please see Relocation Guidance document.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join our established adult Eating Disorders Team. The post is offered at Band 8a for those with 1+ years post-qualification experience. We also encourage 2024 newly-qualified clinicians to apply and can offer a Band 7 preceptorship moving up to 8a after demonstration of an appropriate level of skills and experience.

You will be joining an experienced and welcoming Multidisciplinary Team which highly values psychology. There are already two Clinical Psychologists embedded within the team who are trained and experienced in a range of approaches.

No previous experience of Eating Disorders is necessary as you will be provided with extensive professional and clinical supervision frameworks and multiple opportunities to develop your specialist clinical skills.

You will be encouraged and supported to undertake funded training. There are close integrated links to other Clinical Psychologists working across a range of services within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will undertake direct individual work in addition to group work, consultation and contribute to teaching and service development. They will have the opportunity to take part in systemic family therapy sessions.

We are very keen to attract the right candidates and will consider both part-time and full-time applicants (and appropriate job shares) and locality working dependent on how this fits with the applicant's needs and that of the service. Hybrid working is an option.

About us

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 aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking aValues 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 Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A Guide to completing your application form can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts 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.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
  • HPC Registered

Desirable

  • Additional Psychotherapy qualification
  • Supervision qualification
  • Core NHS/Social Services professional training

Knowledge & Expertise

Essential

  • Skills in conducting complex psychological assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and /or clinically sensitive information to clients and professional colleagues within and outside the NHS.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Skills in providing Consultation to other professionals and nonprofessional groups.

Desirable

  • Experience of liaison with other health professionals.
  • Experience of providing teaching and training.
  • Experience of contributing to policy and service development.

Experience

Essential

  • Post-qualification NHS experience of working as a clinical psychologist therapeutically with adult clients with varied psychological problems.
  • Experience of engaging and sustaining work with ambivalent clients.
  • Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care within the context of a multi -disciplinary

Desirable

  • Experience of liaison with other health professionals.
  • Experience of providing teaching and training.
  • Experience of contributing to policy and service development.
  • Experience of working with Older Adults.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The gateway

Sankey Street

Warrington

WA1 1SR



Job Ad Reference C9373-24-0620
Date Listed 22 June 2024
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