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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
About
Our mission:
To improve the quality of life for people in Cheshire and Wirral by providing specialist health and social care services and support to individuals, families and communities affected by mental illness or learning disabilities.
Clinical Psychologist (Preceptorship Band 7/8A)
Closed for applications on: 28-Aug-2024 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 28-Aug-2024 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- The gateway
- Address
- Sankey Street
- Town
- Warrington
- Postcode
- WA1 1SR
- Major / Minor Region
- Cheshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £46,148 - £60,504 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7 - 8a)
Specialty
- Main area
- Clinical Psychology
Job overview
**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.
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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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 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 https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/completing-application-guidance. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email – [email protected] or 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.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
- HPC Registered
Desirable criteria
- Additional Psychotherapy qualification
- Supervision qualification
- Core NHS/Social Services professional training
Knowledge & Expertise
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Experience of liaison with other health professionals.
- Experience of providing teaching and training.
- Experience of contributing to policy and service development.
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 teams and care plans.
Desirable criteria
- 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.
- Expertise in neuropsychological assessment
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paula Hall
- Job title
- team leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01925248475
- Additional information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100
Laura Hill, (Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist ) laura.hill28 @nhs.net
Caroline Kinney, (Clinical Psychologist) [email protected]
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