Principal Clinical Psychologist
Posted 1 day 7 hours ago by Merseywestlancs
£64,455 - £74,896 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Healthcare & Medical Jobs
Lancashire, Sefton, United Kingdom, L29 9
Job Description
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Site NW Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust Town Southport Salary £64,455 - £74,896 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/02/:59 Interview date 17/02/2026
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to "name of trust" transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to shape a brand-new formal leadership position as a Principal Clinical Psychologist / Deputy Service Lead at the North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre located in Southport. You will be joining a whole new team that is being recruited into alongside the Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Service Lead, consisting of Senior Clinical Psychologists and a Counsellor.
All psychologists are trained in EMDR with new pathways being developed. There are ample service development opportunities to implement the standards and recommendations (BASCIS, 2023), to span from pre-admission outreach into the region's Major Trauma Centres to inpatients, develop values-based discharge planning etc. There are varying levels of complexity and needs, both for individuals, their carers / significant others and groups, as well as opportunities for staff training and systemic culture change. The service is looking to recruit dynamic staff who are keen to identify projects for quality improvement, research, publications and present at conferences.
The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change
Main duties of the job The Principal Clinical Psychologist will be responsible for further development and provision of the clinical psychology service within the NWRSIC at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The post holder will provide specialist assessment, treatment and consultancy services for individuals with spinal injuries and their families. The range of care provided embraces both that related to complex specialist care, as well as that related to generic care needs. The post holder will also provide a service in the areas of teaching and training, consultancy and staff support, and research and evaluation. Multidisciplinary care is achieved through liaising closely with other disciplines both within and outside the hospital.
Working for our organisation The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1 st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities KEY DUTIES
Whatever you're looking for in your career, you'll find it here at MWL.
Site NW Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust Town Southport Salary £64,455 - £74,896 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/02/:59 Interview date 17/02/2026
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to "name of trust" transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to shape a brand-new formal leadership position as a Principal Clinical Psychologist / Deputy Service Lead at the North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre located in Southport. You will be joining a whole new team that is being recruited into alongside the Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Service Lead, consisting of Senior Clinical Psychologists and a Counsellor.
All psychologists are trained in EMDR with new pathways being developed. There are ample service development opportunities to implement the standards and recommendations (BASCIS, 2023), to span from pre-admission outreach into the region's Major Trauma Centres to inpatients, develop values-based discharge planning etc. There are varying levels of complexity and needs, both for individuals, their carers / significant others and groups, as well as opportunities for staff training and systemic culture change. The service is looking to recruit dynamic staff who are keen to identify projects for quality improvement, research, publications and present at conferences.
The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change
Main duties of the job The Principal Clinical Psychologist will be responsible for further development and provision of the clinical psychology service within the NWRSIC at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The post holder will provide specialist assessment, treatment and consultancy services for individuals with spinal injuries and their families. The range of care provided embraces both that related to complex specialist care, as well as that related to generic care needs. The post holder will also provide a service in the areas of teaching and training, consultancy and staff support, and research and evaluation. Multidisciplinary care is achieved through liaising closely with other disciplines both within and outside the hospital.
Working for our organisation The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1 st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities KEY DUTIES
- To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to inpatients within the NWRSIC, across the acute and rehabilitation wards with some outreach where clinically indicated.
- To deliver and supervise highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment to adult inpatients at the NWRSIC, on an individual and group basis.
- To provide advice and consultation regarding inpatients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues.
- To provide consultation to the NWRSIC outreach service regarding admission of inpatients with complex psychological / psychiatric needs.
- To contribute to the strategic planning of clinical psychology services within the NWRSIC, with the aim of maintain high levels of psychosocial care for patients.
- To represent Clinical Psychology in the NWRSIC's wider organisational and national forums.
- To lead the planning, development and delivery of the Department's teaching and training commitments.
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996, including specific models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS
- Professional registration as Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- Spinal Injuries and trauma CPD
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed specialist knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, particularly the literature pertaining to two or more distinct psychological therapies for use with adults, their families and carers
- Highly developed skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, neuropsychological assessment and intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Knowledge and skills relevant to the assessment and treatment of people who have suffered a spinal injury or physical health trauma
- A high level of ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- High level skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
- Knowledge of safeguarding, MHA and other key legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and supervision regarding work with children, young people adults and their families/carers
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists and professionals
- An interest in healthcare leadership, management and promotion of Clinical Health Psychology
- Advanced word processing skills. Advanced use of presentation software such as MS PowerPoint. Use of internet for searching documents and research. Use of email
- Extensive experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist including in a specialist area
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the lifespan, with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, across a range of care settings including inpatients and outpatients
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a professionally qualified autonomous practitioner and also within the context of multidisciplinary care plan
- Experience of working across different presentations, including trauma, establishing the most effective methods of working with adults and their carers
- Substantial experience of contributing a psychological perspective within the context of multidisciplinary care
- Substantial experience of supervising others as well as teaching and training
- Demonstrable experience of conducting complex audit/research and service evaluation
- Experience of supporting teams through change and contributing to transformation of services
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in spinal injuries
- Developed neuropsychological knowledge and/or training and qualification . click apply for full job details