Clinical Psychologist in Complex Needs Service West - Chester, United Kingdom - CWP

CWP

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Chester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

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Clinical Psychologist in Complex Needs Service West
Grade

Band 8a

Contract
Permanent

Hours
Part time hours per week

Job ref
373-SMH1406

Site

Upton Lea Resource Centre
Town

Chester

Salary
£48,526 - £54,619 per annum pro rata

Salary period
Yearly

Closing
03/01/2023 23:59

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.

Situated near two thriving cities in Liverpool and Manchester, CWP operates from 66 sites across Cheshire and Merseyside, including Wirral, Chester, Winsford, Crewe, Macclesfield, Sefton and Trafford.

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.

and committed to delivering person centred care.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated CWP as 'Good' overall, 'better' for treatments and 'Outstanding' for care.

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.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

Job overview:

Due to the recent promotion of the previous post holder, an exciting opportunity has arisen to contribute to the ongoing development of a recently created service, the Complex Needs Team. The service is based in West Cheshire and is part of the ongoing NHS Long Term Plan Transformations. It 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".

This post is part time 22.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job:

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 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

Working for our organisation:

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and allage 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 were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

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.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

To take a key role in the design and delivery of a newly developing complex needs (Tier 3) service

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 work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for t