Senior Clinical Psychologist

We are looking to recruit anenthusiastic andcommittedBand 8A Psychologist to jointheCommunity ForensicLearning Disability Service (CFLDS). The service covers the Lancashire and South Cumbria footprint with an office/basein Leyland.We support people with learning disabilities(LD)who have complex needs associated with challenging or offending behaviour.

The operational hours are Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm at Alexander House in Leyland.

This is an excitingopportunity tosupport the transition of individuals with a Learning disability (LD)moving out ofsecure hospital /prisoninto the community.Also working to support individuals in the communityto prevent admission to secure settings.

Thesuccessful applicantwould join a well-established and well-respected teamto provide evidence-based interventions to service users with LD whomaybe experiencingcomplex mental health issues;havetrauma histories; ASC/ADHD diagnosesin addition to offending/ risky behaviours.This post would suit someone with akeen interest in providingdirect clinicalinputas well asworking with wider systems (e.g.,family and carers)and multidisciplinaryandmulti-agency working., To apply and maintain those skills acquired through further specialist training and experience to monitor and ensure the systematic provision of highly specialised psychological services within the designated clinical service, to work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within Psychological Services and delegated management responsibilities where appropriate. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research. To propose and implement policy changes within the clinical area. To supervise doctoral level trainee psychologists and assistant psychologists as required.

Mersey Care is one of the largest Trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.