Principal Clinical Psychologist - £7k Incentive* inFulwood inFulwood PUBLISHED 15 AUG 2024

Role: 1.0WTE Lead Psychologist, Access and Urgent Care Services Central Lancashire (0.5WTE Central Lancashire Home Based Treatment Team & 0.5WTE Acute Therapy Service).

Band: 8B

Network: Central and West Locality

Tenure: Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Psychologist for Access & Urgent Care Services across the footprint of Central and West Lancashire. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual, who has a proven track record of clinical leadership. The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate a robust understanding of collaborative working.

The above exciting opportunity have arisen as a result of investment in the Clinical Psychology resource within the Urgent Care Pathway. This senior post, will contribute to short-term interventions, as well as Supervision, Service Development and Research as appropriate. The Post-holders will be joining a supportive Team of nine Clinical Psychologists and one CBT Therapist across various teams in the Central and West Lancashire Locality. We have good links with the Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester training courses, and strongly support CPD.

• The £7k Welcome Bonus package applies to this role. The bonus is only available for people who are not currently employed (or who have not been employed in the last 12 months) by any NHS provider trust in the Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care System in a like-for-like role; e.g. a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse at another Trust in the LSC ICS would not be eligible for the bonus if moving to a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse role at LSCFT. 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 – 30th September 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
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ian Brocklehurst Job title: Acting Associate Director of Operations Email address:

Dr Martin Tighe, Consultant Clinical Psychologist Tel: or