Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Psychologist
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Clinical Psychologist Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to join one of the Complex Community Care Teams based at Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) Service- East, Burnley General Hospital.
About the Role
The Complex Community Care Teams are innovative and dynamic multidisciplinary CAMHS teams, that provide essential mental health support to enhance the social and psychological development of young people who are experiencing complex mental health difficulties.
The multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) are made up of Consultant Child Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Psychological Therapists, and Mental Health Practitioners who have skills in a range of therapeutic modalities/specialisms, including but not limited to CBT, Family Therapy, SFP, EMDR, art psychotherapy, counselling, and non-medical prescribing. The successful candidate will also join a large network of clinical psychologists as part of the Bay Network in LSCFT.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver the highest quality, evidence-based clinical care and treatment for children, young people, and their families.
- Work closely with other team members from a variety of professional and therapeutic backgrounds.
- Provide a psychological perspective to cases.
- Manage a caseload of complex young people with a variety of mental health disorders up to the age of 18.
- Work across East Lancashire and be expected to travel and work from various clinical locations as required.
- Provide high-quality specialist psychological assessment, formulation, evidence-based psychological therapy, and evaluation, including ROMS.
- Offer advice and consultation to non-psychological colleagues and to other non-professional carers, where psychological intervention is a key aspect of treatment programmes.
- Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.
- Utilise research skills for audit, policy, and service development within the area served by the service.
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About You
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual, who has excellent relational and interpersonal skills and a genuine commitment to working with children, young people, and families.
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, ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
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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.
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Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Andrew Preedy
Job title: Operational Lead Complex Teams
Email address: Andrew.Preedy@lscft.nhs.uk
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