Job overview

**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply

An opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologists to apply for the role of an 8a Clinical Psychologist in the Wirral Complex Needs Service. We would also welcome newly qualified psychologists into band 7 with progression up to 8a. 

The Complex Needs Services plays a role in delivering mental health care for adults with personality-based difficulties and complex trauma.  The post-holder will be part of a team that helps co-ordinate and implement direct and indirect psychological care to our client group, whilst also helping to support the wider system that works with our clients.

Main duties of the job

Psychological approaches are highly valued within our team and Clinical Psychologists are integral in this process, providing specialist assessment and interventions, as well as contributing to the clinical thinking and decision making of the team.  The post-holder will join a supportive and friendly team which includes other clinical psychologists and other multi-disciplinary processionals. 

The post holder will carry a clinical caseload, working both directly and indirectly with service users. They will also provide supervision, consultation and training to the wider service.  We are keen to recruit someone with experience and knowledge of working with personality based difficulties and complex trauma. We also value innovative practice and are looking for someone who can contribute to the vision for the service, working closely with colleagues in different parts of the system, including primary care and the third sector to achieve this.

  We prioritise investment in staff training but would particularly welcome applications from people who are trained in the following therapeutic modalities: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mentalisation Based Therapy, Structured Clinical Management, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing, Cognitive Analytic Therapy.

This is a permanent post of 3 days per week. 

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. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

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.
We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.

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.