Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
CYP Principal Clinical Psychologist
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Principal Clinical Psychologist
We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and forward-thinking Principal Clinical Psychologist to join our well-established CYPMHS service, working with children and young people aged 0–18 across our Crewe and Winsford footprint.
This is a senior clinical leadership role for an experienced psychologist who is passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people and families with complex emotional and mental health needs. You will provide expert psychological assessment, formulation and intervention, alongside strategic clinical leadership, supervision and service development.
Our service is ambitious, values psychological thinking at its core and is committed to continuous learning, innovation and compassionate care. You will work closely with skilled and motivated colleagues, influence service delivery at a locality and system level and play a key role in shaping high-quality, evidence-based practice aligned with national priorities.
This role offers the opportunity to make a real and lasting difference to young people’s lives, while working within a supportive, reflective and values-driven organisation that actively invests in CPD, professional development and psychological leadership.
If you are motivated by complexity, collaboration and meaningful impact, this is a role where your expertise will be valued, your voice heard and your leadership will matter.
Job-sharing arrangements may be considered for this position.
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Role Requirements
We are seeking applicants with experience of, or a strong interest in, working with children and young people aged 0–18 who present with a range of mental health difficulties, often alongside additional psychological needs such as neurodiversity, trauma and complex risk. Applicants should demonstrate enthusiasm, compassion and optimism, with a clear commitment to improving outcomes and quality of life for children, young people and their families.
The successful candidate will provide specialist psychological assessment, including complex formulation at individual, family and systemic levels, delivering evidence-based psychological interventions both directly and indirectly. The role includes providing clinical supervision, consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues.
The post holder will work within an integrated, innovative and psychologically minded CYPMHS team, where psychological approaches are highly valued and central to service delivery.
About Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP)
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
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Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Stephen Peake
- Job title: Operational Team Manager
- Email address: stephen.peake@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01270253841
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100
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