Clinical Psychologist
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Preston, PR3 2JHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
12 October 2026
11 days leftJob description
We are pleased to offer one post (one 1.0 x WTE) for a qualified Clinical Psychologist, working at either band 7 or 8a dependent on experience. The po...
The post-holders will be expected to assess and formulate service user risks and needs and provide a range of group and individual interventions. An interest in acquiring skills in relational and integrative approaches such as Schema Therapy may be an advantage, as training and supervision may be provided.
The post holders will contribute to the development of the psychological knowledge and skills of the wider workforce through consultation, joint working, and training and/or supervision of other professionals.
As part of the wider Psychological Services Team, the post holders will have opportunities to develop expertise in all aspects of forensic/clinical practice.
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.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Qualifications
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral level clinical psychology training and/or the training equivalent training for those trained prior to 1996.
- Eligibility for graduate membership of the BPS.
- HCPC Registration.
- Evidence of continuing professional development consistent with professional and HCPC requirements.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a clinical psychologist or as a trainee clinical psychologist with clients with complex and enduring mental health and risk needs.
- Experience of working as a forensic psychologist, or trainee forensic psychologist in a clinical setting
- Experience of providing a range of psychological assessments and interventions and adapting these to meet clients' presenting needs/communication abilities as required.
- Experience of using information derived from a variety of sources and to make complex clinical judgements and formulate clients' needs.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods and techniques of psychological assessment and intervention, including risk assessment models and approaches.
- Ability to independently integrate and analyse complex clinical information derived from a variety of sources to inform individual care, treatment and management plans.
- Highly developed and effective communication skills both written and oral, including the ability to communicate sensitive and potentially challenging psychological information to a wide range of lay and professional people.
- Knowledge of a range of clinical research, audit and evaluation methods; ability to utilise these to inform clinical and service practice
- Knowledge of, and ability to utilise and interpret, neuropsychological assessment tools and approaches.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
28 September 2026
Last checked
30 September 2026
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