Senior Clinical Psychologist
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Blackpool, FY3 8NRView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
28 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
We are seeking a senior clinical psychologist with an interest in working with cardiac patients to join the Directorate of Psychology. If you have exp...
To support the vision and aims of the Directorate of Psychology at BTH.
As a member of the Directorate of Psychology you will deliver psychological interventions with patients and where appropriate carers and staff to further the psychological wellbeing of patients.
To undertake 1:1 and group based psychological interventions with patients under the care of the Lancashire Cardiac Centre.
To deliver reflective practice and consultation sessions as required.
To take part in clinical supervision as both supervisor and supervisee relevant to service need.
You will be joining a welcoming Directorate of Psychology and work with the Cardiac Psychology service Lead and Head of Directorate to develop provision into a context where we have developed new ways of working, such as the Psychological Integration and Triage meeting model which supports excellent liaison and Team working with Talking Therapies colleagues, while ensuring specialist psychological provision can be accessed as effectively as possible.
Training and Qualifications
Essential: - D.Clin.Psy or equivilent; - HCPC registration
Desirable: - achieved
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working remotely with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course, and with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Post-qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist (or equivalent) within the NHS
Desirable: - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to plan and prioritise own clinical workload and research programmes.
Personal
Essential
- Ability to sustain intense levels of concentration, responding and participating as required.
- Ability to self-reflect and use clinical supervision appropriately.
- Ability to cope with unpleasant working environments or conditions
- Ability to cope in, and deal with, highly distressing emotional circumstances.
Other
Essential
- Ability to teach, train & supervise others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Computer literate, familiar with word, PowerPoint and other relevant software packages such as SPSS.
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
14 October 2026
Last checked
16 October 2026
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