Clinical Psychologist

Job summary Primary Care Psychological Therapies Service - West Clinical Psychologist Band 7/8a Development post Options to work with adults or older adults **We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000** Due to some significant transformation developments, an exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit to our well established and supportive Primary Care Psychological Therapies Service, based in Chester.
The role can be offered at band 8a for suitably qualified and experienced candidates, or as a band 7/8a development post for newly qualified psychologists (including those about to qualify this year).
We would welcome candidates with an interest in working with adults of working age and from those who would like to work with older people.
There is the flexibility of part-time hours.
As a potential development posts, we have a clear plan to support the successful applicants in meeting the competencies for 8a.
The Primary Care Psychology Team are part of a stepped care model and have close working relationships and links with the other steps in the service and teams within the trust.
We provide assessment, consultation, and a range of therapeutic interventions (both individual and group) to clients referred to our service.
This post is part time 30 hours per week.
Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for providing assessments (including neuropsychological if required), formulations, and therapeutic interventions (both individually and in group format) to people with complex psychological and mental health difficulties.
The post holder will also support the wider team to develop psychological understandings of people's difficulties through consultation, supervision, and training.
The post holder will be joining an established and growing team with clear job plans and continued opportunities for training and development across the service.
Based near the historical Roman city of Chester, the service has good links with the three local universities (Liverpool, Lancaster and Manchester) providing ample opportunity to develop supervisory skills and to support trainees with research projects/audits and input into the teaching programmes.
The service currently offers flexible working with a mixture of both remote and face to face encouraged.
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.
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.
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 or by calling 01244 393100.
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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 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.
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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) HCPC registration Desirable Additional Psychotherapy qualification relevant to working with clients with complex psychological and mental health difficulties Knowledge and Expertise Essential Skills in conducting complex psychological assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
Skills in completing neuropsychological assessments, interpretation of results, and ability to communicate these sensitively as appropriate.
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 non-professional groups.
Must have completed supervisor training for D Clin Psy Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
Experience of supervising Assistant Psychologists, other psychological practitioners and/or MDT colleagues in psychological approaches Experience of research, audit/service evaluation.
Experience Essential Experience of working as a clinical psychologist therapeutically with clients with varied complex, psychological and mental health difficulties.
Experience of working within muliti-professional teams.
Experience of engaging and sustaining work with ambivalent clients.
Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care Desirable Experience of liaison with other health professionals.
Experience of providing teaching and training.