Clinical Psychologist - CMHT

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Psychologist - CMHT
The closing date is 10 August 2026

Job summary
Due to the promotion of the current post-holder, a vacancy has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist in the Chorley Adult CMHT. The Post is within Central and West Lancs. locality, which has a Team of 11 Clinical Psychologists and CBT Therapists. We offer Placements to Trainees from the Liverpool, Manchester and Lancaster University Training Courses.

Main duties of the job
The Post Holder will be supported with good Professional and Clinical Supervision, and we actively encourage CPD. The Post is suitable for a newly qualified Clinical Psychologist.

About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Apply through our website

Details
Date posted: 27 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 351-CEN2620-CC
Job locations: Chorley Health Centre, Collison Ave, Chorley, PR7 2TH, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Doctoral level training (or equivalent) in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS.
• Eligibility for registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical)

Knowledge

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. Skills in the use of and interpretation of Neuropsychological Testing e.g WAIS V etc
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both inside and outside the NHS.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of Adults across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
• Experience of working with Adults presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.

Skills

• Ability to sustain intense levels of concentration, responding and participating as required.
• Ability to self-reflect and use clinical supervision appropriately.
• Ability to cope in, and deal with, highly distressing emotional circumstances.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Chorley Health Centre, Collison Ave, Chorley, PR7 2TH, United Kingdom
Employer's website:

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
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