Clinical Psychologist Adult in Birkenhead

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.

Responsibilities

• Alongside direct therapeutic work with individuals and their families, you would 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.
• Clinical work within the team will include providing direct psychological and neuropsychological assessment and interventions.

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

Role level and progression

• The post is offered at Band 8a for those with 1+ years post-qualification experience. We 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.

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.

Values and inclusion

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 welcomes applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Recruitment process

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. At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence and values, and we use a values-based approach in our interviews.

Before applying, 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 or by calling 01244 393100.

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!