Clinical Psychologist/Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
| Posting date: | 26 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 July 2024 |
| Location: | Chorley, PR7 2TH |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6429668/351-CEN961-LW-C |
Summary
A Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
Based at Chorley Health Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical psychologist/ CBT therapist to join Chorley adult community mental health team as they embark on the journey of transformation. Community mental health services play a crucial role in delivering mental health care for adults and older adults with complex mental health needs as close to home as possible.
The NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan 2019/20 – 2023/24 set out that the NHS will develop new and integrated models of primary and community mental health care.
The post will be a Clinical Psychologist Band 7/CBT therapist Band 7 to be based within Chorley CMHT at Chorley Health Centre. It is fixed term for 12 months to cover maternity leave of the current band 7 Clinical Psychologist. The Post holder will be joining Clinical Psychologists, a Psychological Therapist and other psychological professionals in training and development roles working across the Central and West Lancashire CMHTs. This post is ideal for newly qualified Clinical Psychologists and experienced CBT therapists, with an emphasis placed on clinical supervision, support and CPD including the Trust’s Newly Qualified Support Group.
Our CMHTs have well established psychological therapists and value psychology contribution to supporting staff and service users.
Our team members enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
We are open to flexible and part time working and have a well established staff wellbeing support service.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Jul 2024
Based at Chorley Health Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical psychologist/ CBT therapist to join Chorley adult community mental health team as they embark on the journey of transformation. Community mental health services play a crucial role in delivering mental health care for adults and older adults with complex mental health needs as close to home as possible.
The NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan 2019/20 – 2023/24 set out that the NHS will develop new and integrated models of primary and community mental health care.
The post will be a Clinical Psychologist Band 7/CBT therapist Band 7 to be based within Chorley CMHT at Chorley Health Centre. It is fixed term for 12 months to cover maternity leave of the current band 7 Clinical Psychologist. The Post holder will be joining Clinical Psychologists, a Psychological Therapist and other psychological professionals in training and development roles working across the Central and West Lancashire CMHTs. This post is ideal for newly qualified Clinical Psychologists and experienced CBT therapists, with an emphasis placed on clinical supervision, support and CPD including the Trust’s Newly Qualified Support Group.
Our CMHTs have well established psychological therapists and value psychology contribution to supporting staff and service users.
Our team members enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
We are open to flexible and part time working and have a well established staff wellbeing support service.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Jul 2024