Clinical Psychologist in Complex Needs Service West - Chester, United Kingdom - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
2 weeks ago
Description
We are seeking a part time 8a Clinical Psychologist within the Complex Needs Service based in West Cheshire. This is a new and exciting service which is Psychologically led, innovative, and highly specialist.Aligned with the NHS Long Term Plan the service is leading the way within CWP and aims to transform care and provide high quality and evidence based psychological interventions to those who may traditionally have been given a label of 'personality disorder' and may have previously "fallen through the gaps".
Preceptorship will be considered for this post.
This really is an exciting opportunity to be a member of a friendly, skilled and innovative team, with Psychology at the heart of the service model.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate in getting in touch with Katie Thomas (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) or Mel Jones (Team Manager) to discuss the post further.
To take a key role in the design and delivery of a newly developing complex needs (Tier 3) service
To ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients with complex presentations that will include personality disorder, complex trauma and other comorbid conditions.
To advise, supervise and support the assessment and treatment provided by clinical members of the teams who provide psychologically based care and treatment within the service.
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
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 have been recognised by the Health Service Journal as one of the top places to work in the health service for the last two years running.
CWP also scored the highest in the north west (among mental health, learning disability and community Trusts) for staff "recommending CWP as a place to work" in the NHS Staff Survey 2020.
We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool - and provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
To take a key role in the design and delivery of a newly developing complex needs (Tier 3) service
To ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients with complex presentations that will include personality disorder, complex trauma and other comorbid conditions.
To advise, supervise and support the assessment and treatment provided by clinical members of the teams who provide psychologically based care and treatment within the service.
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
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