Clinical Psychologist

Are you looking for an opportunity to work with children and young people, and their families?

Do you have a passion and enthusiasm for supporting young people to improve their mental health and reach their potential?

Has the pandemic made you re-evaluate what's important and made you think about where you want to work?

Covid has had a huge impact on the lives of young people in this country. Referral rates to CAMHS are rising, compared to before the pandemic. There is much work to be done and we need clinicians who want to make a positive difference to the lives of young people., o To provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to children, young people and their families, within Lancaster and Morecambe CYPMHS.o To provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and psychological therapy.o To offer advice and consultation to non-psychological colleagues and to other non-professional carers.o To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the CYPMHS and the Trust's policies and procedures. o To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development within the area served by the service.

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: Keeping our workforce well