# Clinical Psychologist - Band 8a or Band 7-8a Development post > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-psychologist-band-8a-or-band-7-8a-development-post/8bd83654-f807-4901-bede-d3a70596a6b2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-psychologist-band-8a-or-band-7-8a-development-post/8bd83654-f807-4901-bede-d3a70596a6b2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Chester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £64,750 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 30 hours per week (Flexible working patterns considered) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T09:21:40.942Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Chester/Cheshire_Wirral_Partnership_NHS_FoundationTrust/Clinical_Psychologist/Clinical_Psychologist-v8110969 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8110969?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cwp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Come and join our fantastic Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) service!  This is a great opportunity to develop your skills in  a community  setting supported by a highly experienced 8C Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, 8b Clinical Neuropsychologist and other members of the team. Clinical Psychologist Band 8a or 7-8a Development post. We are a community based multi disciplinary service, supporting people to deal with the impact of an acquired brain injury (ABI).  The Cheshire part of the team is well established and has been running for 25 years.  It provides neuropsychology, vocational rehabilitation and case management to people who have experienced an acquired brain injury in the Cheshire area.  The team  has links with the local Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programmes to provide lectures, mentoring of trainees and placements. On-going continuing professional development and research is encouraged with practitioners supported to develop their own interests within neuropsychology/ABI. The successful candidate will be supported to develop their skills in all areas this would include a move from band 7 to band 8A under a structured development process. ### Main duties of the job To provide neuropsychology services to people who have experienced an ABI  and their families in a community MDT setting.  We are looking for a confident, friendly individual who has experience of working with people after an ABI or a passion to work with this client group and the drive to support them in managing the aftermath of such a life changing event.   You will be required to provide neuropsychological assessment and interventions.  The successful candidate will have experience in working within a multidisciplinary setting and helping to guide the person’s rehabilitation. They will have experience in delivering individual therapy that is adapted to the needs of people after an ABI, and helping non-psychology team members work with people who have experienced an ABI through consultation and joint working. The role involves blended working, including face to face sessions, remote sessions via telephone and video and working from home. It will also involve travelling around Cheshire The position is suitable for someone already in an 8A role who would like to widen their experience an application or an experienced band 7 practitioner looking to develop in their career. We would also welcome applications from   third year trainees who would be appointed to the band 7 role when they gain their professional qualification and registration and then supported  to develop into the  8A role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role. At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: \[email protected\] or by calling 01244 393100. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon! ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Use of a wide range of psychological and neuropsychological assessments and treatments of ABI/stroke clients across a range of community settings - Highly developed experience of interdisciplinary working **Desirable** - In-depth experience of ABI dual diagnosis mental health clients in a community setting - Experience of forensic services in the community ### Qualifications **Essential** - Doctoral or other HCPC recognised qualification in Clinical Psychology. Knowledge to include: models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, 2 or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology - Current HCPC registration - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and or other fields of psychology - To have or working towards achieving the British Psychological Society’s Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology or further training / course attendance in relevant areas of psychological practice or at least desire to do so - Evidence of further training, course attendance in relevant areas of neuropsychological practice ### Knowledge & Expertise **Essential** - Working as a qualified applied Clinical Psychologist within a multidisciplinary team context across the 16+ age group with a range of clinical severity and across a range of care settings - Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care within the context of multidisciplinary team. - Experience in teaching and training other health and social work professionals - Training and experience of supervising assistant Psychologists and other Psychological Practitioners and/or MDT colleagues in psychological approaches. - Highly developed skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management. - Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or sensitive information to clients, carers and other agencies - Highly developed skills in providing information to other groups both professional and non professional **Desirable** - A good working knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised neuropsychological rehabilitation, including ways of working with people with complex disability in a rehabilitation setting - A good working knowledge of legislation in relation to ABI/stroke client group and mental health - Experience of liaison with other health and social care professionals - Experience of providing teaching and training - Experience of contributing to policy and service development. ## Documents - [oh risk form (pdf, 628.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10406019) - [trust profile (pdf, 521.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2737) - [privacy notice (pdf, 177.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1515) - [application guide (pdf, 28.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2738) - [abi service leaflet (pdf, 495.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10406020) - [band 7 jd clinical psychology (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10406361) - [band 8a jd clinical psychologist (pdf, 510.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10435358) - [dbs update service applicant guide (pdf, 228.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=623) - [recruitment of ex-offenders policy (pdf, 167.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=618) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.