Clinical Psychologist Adult

Main area

Clinical Psychologist

Grade

Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time hours per week (no)

Job ref

373-SMH2488

Site

Stein Centre

Town

Birkenhead

Salary

£55,690 - £62,682 per annum pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

13/11/2025 23:59

Interview date

27/11/2025

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join the Wallasey & West Wirral adult CMHT at an exciting time of development. The CMHT offers multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention for people with complex mental health needs.

Alongside direct therapeutic work with individuals and their families, you would also support the delivery of psychologically informed care and care planning through case discussions, MDT meetings, supervision, training and consultation.

You would have the opportunity to contribute to ongoing service developments, including the National CMHT Transformation Programme. An interest in research and audit is encouraged and supported. Clinical work within the team will include providing direct psychological and neuropsychological assessment and interventions.

Shortlisting to commence Monday 17th November

Main duties of the job

You would be joining a very friendly and supportive community mental health team with a focus on a recovery model and trauma-informed care and where the role of Clinical Psychology is highly valued. You would also be part of a team of experienced psychologists with a focus on continuing personal development and peer support.

There will be lots of opportunities for the development of clinical skills, including training in therapies. Specifically, there is agreement that the successful post-holder will be able to access training in EMDR, and/or other therapy modalities deemed relevant to the needs of the Service Users. We have excellent links with the three Northwest courses and offer clinical placements.

The post is offered at Band 8a for those with 1+ years post-qualification experience. We also encourage newly-qualified clinicians to apply and can offer a Band 7 preceptorship moving up to 8a after demonstration of an appropriate level of skills and experience. Newly qualified Clinical Psychologists, or those qualifying later in 2025, are encouraged to apply. Part-time hours will also be considered.

Working for our organisation

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 and Liverpool.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see 'documents to download' section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: or by calling

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the 'essential' criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer 'YES' to the question: 'Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?'

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
• HPC Registered

Desirable criteria

• Post-doctoral training or qualification in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice relevant to the speciality; in particular psychotherapeutic approaches such as Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), EMDR, Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) or Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT)
• Supervision qualification

Knowledge & Expertise
Essential criteria

• Skills in conducting complex psychological assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and /or clinically sensitive information to clients and professional colleagues within and outside the NHS.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Skills in providing Consultation to other professionals and nonprofessional groups
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology

Desirable criteria

• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, psychosis, people with additional disabilities etc.)
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health

Experience
Essential criteria

• Expertise in neuropsychological assessment
• Experience of liaison with other health professionals.
• Experience of providing teaching and training.
• Experience of working with adults with complex mental health difficulties.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of contributing to policy and service development.
• Experience of working with groups

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

James Dudley

Job title

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Email address

Telephone number

Additional information

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