Consultant Lead Clinical PsychologistinStockportinStockportPUBLISHED FRI 4 APR 2025
Commitment to staff well-being and compassionate leadership fostering a supportive work environment.
Flexible working opportunities that respect work/life balance and individual responsibilities outside of work.
Strong emphasis on equality, diversity, and inclusion, promoting a respectful and engaged workplace culture.
Opportunity to lead the design and implementation of evidence-based care pathways for childhood emotional health.
Autonomous role with the responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within a multidisciplinary team.
Access to extensive professional development and training opportunities in psychological therapies.
Involvement in improvement, research activities, and health and wellbeing initiatives, contributing to both personal and professional growth.
Join Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant Lead Clinical Psychologist and make a real difference in the lives of children and families in Stockport. We're not just looking for highly skilled professionals; we want compassionate individuals who are keen to lead our Children's and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) with empathy and understanding. At Pennine Care, we value your life outside of work, promoting a flexible environment that respects the diverse roles our staff hold outside their professional commitments. We're committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring every voice is heard and valued, particularly for those who identify as women or carers.
As a key leader in our team, you will design and deliver evidence-based interventions that transform childhood emotional health in our communities. You'll play a vital role in implementing the principles of “Future in Mind” and iThrive, ensuring top-notch clinical psychology services while fostering a culture of early intervention and recovery. Enjoy generous leave entitlements, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment. Your lived experiences are welcomed here—we encourage applications from individuals with personal or caregiving experiences of mental illness. Take the next step in your career with us and become part of a dedicated team striving for brighter futures.
As a key leader in our team, you will design and deliver evidence-based interventions that transform childhood emotional health in our communities. You'll play a vital role in implementing the principles of “Future in Mind” and iThrive, ensuring top-notch clinical psychology services while fostering a culture of early intervention and recovery. Enjoy generous leave entitlements, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment. Your lived experiences are welcomed here—we encourage applications from individuals with personal or caregiving experiences of mental illness. Take the next step in your career with us and become part of a dedicated team striving for brighter futures.
Commitment to staff well-being and compassionate leadership fostering a supportive work environment.
Flexible working opportunities that respect work/life balance and individual responsibilities outside of work.
Strong emphasis on equality, diversity, and inclusion, promoting a respectful and engaged workplace culture.
Opportunity to lead the design and implementation of evidence-based care pathways for childhood emotional health.
Autonomous role with the responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within a multidisciplinary team.
Access to extensive professional development and training opportunities in psychological therapies.
Involvement in improvement, research activities, and health and wellbeing initiatives, contributing to both personal and professional growth.
We are looking for a highly skilled, compassionate, experienced consultant clinical psychologist to join us in Pennine Care NHS foundation trust CAMHS.
Why Pennine Care CAMHS?
We are passionate about staff well-being and compassionate leadership in the CAMHS Care Hub.
We support staff to work flexibly and recognise and respect the roles our colleagues hold outside of their working hours.
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the top of our agenda. We believe that a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture is vital; that everyone’s value should be recognised and respected.
We proactively challenge injustices, and are the only Trust in the North West to publicly recognise our commitment to becoming anti-racist and supporting our transgender and non-binary colleagues. We also have thriving staff networks to make sure everyone has a voice.
We are committed to staff development and have an extensive psychological therapies training programme
To lead the design and delivery of evidence-based care pathways and psychological interventions for a range of childhood emotional health and well-being issues across the local system. To support whole system transformation and lead programmes of change that ensure that the principles of “Future in Mind” and iThrive recommendations are delivered within the locality. Ensure the systematic provision of high-quality clinical psychology and psychological interventions in the multidisciplinary team for the child and family population of the locality, across all sectors of care.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service Embed a local culture of early intervention and develop the recovery and self-management agenda within all
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
Why Pennine Care CAMHS?
We are passionate about staff well-being and compassionate leadership in the CAMHS Care Hub.
We support staff to work flexibly and recognise and respect the roles our colleagues hold outside of their working hours.
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the top of our agenda. We believe that a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture is vital; that everyone’s value should be recognised and respected.
We proactively challenge injustices, and are the only Trust in the North West to publicly recognise our commitment to becoming anti-racist and supporting our transgender and non-binary colleagues. We also have thriving staff networks to make sure everyone has a voice.
We are committed to staff development and have an extensive psychological therapies training programme
To lead the design and delivery of evidence-based care pathways and psychological interventions for a range of childhood emotional health and well-being issues across the local system. To support whole system transformation and lead programmes of change that ensure that the principles of “Future in Mind” and iThrive recommendations are delivered within the locality. Ensure the systematic provision of high-quality clinical psychology and psychological interventions in the multidisciplinary team for the child and family population of the locality, across all sectors of care.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service Embed a local culture of early intervention and develop the recovery and self-management agenda within all
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
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