Principal Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a Preceptorship / Band 8b) Macclesfield, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8b / Band 8a (preceptorship) principal clinical psychologist within CWP forensic services.
The successful applicant will be leading psychological input into both community services and low secure and stepdown inpatient settings providing in a diversity of work opportunities for the successful applicant.
The successful applicant will be joining an existing therapy team and MDT of highly experienced and qualified and motivated senior practitioners.
There will be robust professional and clinical supervision systems for the successful applicant within the peer group and from senior psychologists and extensive opportunities for development through CPD structures. There will be financial support to develop professional and clinical skills such as opportunities to enhance therapy modalities. There are regular opportunities to meet to discuss and plan strategic objectives for the psychological provision for the overall Trust with other senior psychologists on a formal level. There will also be close links to the other Clinical Psychologists working in the Community Mental Health Teams, Complex Care, IAPT, Forensics Services and Rehabilitation and Recovery Services and other psychologists who straddle across multiple health services.
We will consider both part-time and appropriate job shares dependent on how this fits with the needs of each service. There is also flexibility around working locations for aspects of the post.
A successful applicant will be expected to have significant experience and expertise around delivering therapy input for forensic patterns, (such as violence and sexual violence) including employing adapted therapy protocols for people with developmental disabilities.
They will need to have knowledge and experience of completing appropriate risk assessment, formulation and management processes (including the development of appropriate structured professional judgement tools). A successful applicant will have competencies in relation to liaising with and providing consultation opportunities to other services and agencies to support formulating risk and management of complexity.
To lead on the delivery of specialist clinical psychology services to service users open to Forensic Services
To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy/treatment and interventions
To offer advice and consultation on service users’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers
To supervise assistant psychologists, trainee clinical psychologists and qualified clinical psychologists and practitioners as agreed.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the service
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.
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Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification)andvalues.
To ensure that we continue to provide ‘Outstanding for Care’ (as recently been awarded by CQC), 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. 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 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.
If your disability 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 also inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
All new clinical support staff will be required to have completed or working towards the Care Certificate (CWP In-house 2 day training to be completed within 6 months of start date).
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. Please note that DBS costs will be waived for applicants who are being recruited for COVID-19 reasons.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies. Please see attached “Update Service Applicant Guide” document for further information.
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 and quote the vacancy reference number.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
