Principal Clinical Psychologist - Locality Lead

1. To lead on the delivery of specialist psychology services to clients open to Community Mental Health Services (East locality).
2. To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy/treatment and interventions.
3. To offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to multidisciplinary colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
4. To provide training, supervision and support to multidisciplinary colleagues.
5. To supervise assistant psychologists, trainee clinical psychologists and qualified clinical psychologists and other psychological practitioners as agreed.
6. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team.
7. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
8. To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the service.

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

Come and join our dynamic East Cheshire Community Mental Health Teams! You will be working alongside a well established MDT including, Social workers, Mental Health nurses, psychologists, pharmacists and many other AHP's who will support you in delivering excellent holistic care.

CWP are seeking a Principal Clinical Psychologist to join our team. The post holder will cover the Crewe and Macclesfield area (East/Central) patch.

Crewe is well known for its extensive transportation links and thriving live music scene as well as a range of amenities that make it an up-and-coming town to work in. Whilst Macclesfield is a scenic market town with historic providence. Again, hosting extensive transportation links and Jocelyn Solly hosting extensive free on-site care parking.

While primarily responsible for supporting the management of our developing psychology offer within the East/Central CMHT's and delivering a quality clinical service, the post holder would also be supported to be actively involved in the strategic development of the team and broader services.

Come and join us on this opportunity to grow and learn alongside a robust team of clinical professionals and truly make a difference to the community we serve!, CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

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