Principal Clinical Psychologist - £7k Incentive | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Principal Clinical Psychologist (Band 8b, 26.25 hours available, 0.7wte)
Available as a preceptorship progressing from 8a to 8b
Service: Children and Young People’s Psychological Service (CYPPS), BlackpoolBase: Whitegate Drive Health Centre.
We are delighted to share this opportunity to join our expanding team. This post is available at 8b for a suitably experienced clinician, or as a preceptorship (8a to 8b) for a clinician with relevant experience, but who would benefit from a preceptorship programme to develop fully into the 8b role.The preceptorship route would be completed over a period of 12-24 months depending on development needs; you would be joining a service with experience of supporting successful preceptorships and established governance around the process.
The successful candidate will have experience of working with children, young people and their families. You will have an area of specialist interest that is relevant to the clinical area and which they wish to develop further. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who have interest and therapeutic experience in areas including attachment and developmental trauma or neurodiversity.
The Children and Young People’s Psychological Service (CYPPS) Blackpool is a multidisciplinary service offering highly specialist psychological therapies. We aim to deliver high quality, creative and innovative psychological intervention through consultation, parent workshops, individual, systemic/family intervention and group work.We offer a range of psychological therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (and third wave), Eye movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Video Interactive Guidance (VIG), Theraplay®, Family Therapy. As a standalone specialist psychological therapy service, we work closely (and are co-located) with neighbouring services for children and young people (including CAMHS, Primary Mental Health Services, School Nurses), in addition to working closely with external agencies including Children’s Social Care and Education.
As a senior clinician in our service, you will lead an area of clinical provision and develop and evaluate that aspect of the service. You will also identify areas for future development and quality improvement. You will be well supported in this work - our service has an excellent track record of supporting clinicians in their development; we have a robust pathway for supervision in place locally, in addition to peer support/supervision groups across the network for more specialist therapies and interests (e.g. EMDR, neuropsychology).
- The £7k Welcome Bonus package applies to this role.
For example, a Band 6 Occupational Therapist / Social Worker / Mental Health Nurse at another Trust in the LSC ICS would not be eligible for the bonus if moving to a Band 6 Occupational Therapist / Social Worker / Mental Health Nurse role at LSCFT or in a role such as Mental Health Practitioner Role that requires the same profession.
These trusts are:- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bank only workers for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust are eligible for the scheme if they have not held a substantive role in Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care System in the last 12 months (subject to all other terms and conditions being met).
These incentives are subject to recovery clauses within the first 6 months of employment. This bonus is applicable from 1st July 2024 – 31st December 2024.
The £7k Welcome Bonus package is designed to attract and retain the very best staff in post. The amount a new starter would receive is shown in the Welcome Bonus Payment Schedule below:
- £3,000 after 2 months of employment (counted from start date with LSCFT)
- £2,000 after 12 months
- £2,000 after 24 months
PLEASE NOTE: This bonus scheme is subject to a Repayment Clause should the post holder leave this role within 6 months of commencing employment.
For more details, please visit our website -Welcome bonus and relocation packages terms and conditions :: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (lscft.nhs.uk)
If you have any questions, we would be happy to discuss them – please contact recruitment@lscft.nhs.uk.
Within this role you will offer supervision to more junior staff and contribute to the broader aims of leadership activity through audit/research, consultation and teaching. There will be opportunity to deputise for the Consultant Clinical Psychologist at meetings within the Network to experience different aspects of psychological leadership.We have good links with the North West Clinical Training courses, particularly the Lancaster and Manchester courses. We encourage staff to offer core and specialist placements, deliver teaching and offer supervision of doctorate research projects.
All aspects of this role will be captured in an individualised job plan. Job Plans are based on BPS guidance for psychological professions and ensure adequate time for all aspects of the role to be completed. This also takes caseload into account.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 Jan 2025