About this role
Job summary
Children and Young People's Psychological Service (CYPPS) Blackpool is looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join our busy community service for children, young people and their families.We are a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary psychological therapies team aiming to deliver high quality and innovative psychological solutions with service users through consultation, parent workshops, individual, systemic/family, and group work. We offer a range of psychological therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (and Third Wave), Eye movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Video Interactive Guidance (VIG), Systemic Therapy. The service is co-located with other Blackpool children's services including School Nurses and CAMHS and we contribute to a single point of access for children's mental health in Blackpool.
As a valued member of our team we are keen to support you consolidate core competencies and develop an area of clinical interest relevant to the employed role. Alongside this you there is also opportunity to be a member of our Systemic Family Therapy team. There is ample opportunity for peer support and supervision (1:1 and intervention specific) locally and across the region covered by the trust. Staff working in our service have accessed a range of development opportunities including specific therapies training.
Main duties of the job
There will also be opportunities to support the broader aims of leadership activity through indirect work, delivering teaching and training, and service development/audit activities. For staff appointed at Band 7 we will support the development of competencies via clinical supervision as part of a professional development plan. We have good links with the North West Clinical Training courses and encourage clinicians to offer core and specialist placements. All clinical psychologists have an agreed Job Plan which protects their core clinical commitments and allocated time for agreed projects.
We are happy to consider applications from candidates looking to job share or work fewer hours (minimum 22.5 hours / 0.6 FTE). The post will be largely office-based, with some opportunity to work remotely.
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Accessing the areaThe post is based at Whitegate Health Centre, which is easily accessible by car via the M55. There is free parking available a 5 minute walk from the building.
Blackpool is served by two train stations (Blackpool North and Blackpool South), making Whitegate Health Centre accessible by train.There is a bus stop located outside the Health Centre which is included on the route of the 61 bus service from Preston.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical)
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of child protection and accompanying policies/procedures and the implementation of these clinically Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
Experience Essential
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, young people and their families across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings Experience of working with children, young people, carers and families presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity Experience of working systemically with family and carer groups and establishing the most effective methods of working with children, young people and their carers Demonstrable experience of conducting complex audit/research and service evaluation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address Whitegate Drive Health Centre
Blackpool
FY3 9ES
Employer's website https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)