Clinical Psychologist | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £57,349 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2024 |
| Location: | Chester, CH2 1BQ |
| Company: | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6251194/373-CYP0831-FRR |
Summary
**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply please see attached document.
If this applies to you, please state this on your application so we can discuss this with you if you are invited to interview.
Are you a experienced Clinical Psychologist or a newly qualified? We could have the opportunity that you have been waiting for. Cheshire and Merseyside Adolescent Eating Disorder Service (CHEDS) is a regional outpatient/inpatient service offering evidenced based treatment approaches to 13 - 18 year olds who present with an eating disorder, and their families / carers. The Service has strong links with Ancora House, and the trust has close research links with the University of Liverpool. The service also works very closely with locality eating disorder community teams within Cheshire and Merseyside. We are seeking to appoint a Clinical Psychologist to join our multi-disciplinary team, which includes two existing Clinical Psychologists. The successful candidate will participate in the delivery of specialist outpatient and inpatient interventions to improve the health outcomes for young people who present with eating disorders. The post is full time but we would be open to considering part time hours.
We offer an excellent preceptorship, with the opportunity to develop skills within a specialist setting and to be part of the development of an evidenced based service. There is a strong commitment to professional development through Appraisal and the provision of individual supervision. Applicants should possess a Post-graduate/ doctoral level qualification in Clinical Psychology. We would consider experienced candidates or those approaching the end of clinical training. We will consider candidate approaching the end of their clinical psychology training and seeking a development role. Band 7, rising to Band 8a after successful completion of the developmental role. There are opportunities to be involved in service development e.g. day service. We offer a range of group work, involving Parent Group, Multi Family Therapy Group, RO-DBT, Body Image and DBT-coping skills. We provide consultation to the eating disorder community teams and other services on a regular basis. In CHEDS there is lots of opportunity to work with complex cases and co morbidities. There are lots of great opportunities to develop your CPD as this is highly valued and supported within the service along with further specialist training.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) supports thousands of vulnerable people across Cheshire and Merseyside. We provide physical, mental health and learning disability services to a total population of around one million people.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or you are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
Visit our 'Working for us' pages on our website to find out more about why you should choose CWP.
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. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Provide a high quality specialist psychology service to people with eating disorders who are under the care of the CWP Eating Disorder Service.
Provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy as well as providing consultation and advice on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
Facilitation of groups and evidence based treatment.
Supervise trainees and qualified practitioners as agreed.
Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.
If you have further questions about the job please contact us to discuss.
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024
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