Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Ability to teach, train & supervise others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Other
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Other
Computer literate, familiar with word, PowerPoint and other relevant software packages such as SPSS.
- Personal
Ability to sustain intense levels of concentration, responding and participating as required.
- Personal
Ability to self-reflect and use clinical supervision appropriately.
- Personal
Ability to cope with unpleasant working environments or conditions
- Personal
Ability to cope in, and deal with, highly distressing emotional circumstances.
- Experience
Experience of working remotely with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course, and with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Experience
Post-qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist (or equivalent) within the NHS
- Skills and Knowledge
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Skills and Knowledge
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to plan and prioritise own clinical workload and research programmes.
- Training and Qualifications
D.Clin.Psy or equivilent
- Training and Qualifications
HCPC registration
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Training and Qualifications
achieved
Job overview
We are seeking a senior clinical psychologist with an interest in working with cardiac patients to join the Directorate of Psychology. If you have experience of working remotely to effectively deliver psychological interventions and a demonstrable ability to adapt your practice to changing service needs we would be interested in your application.
Main duties of the job
To support the vision and aims of the Directorate of Psychology at BTH.
As a member of the Directorate of Psychology you will deliver psychological interventions with patients and where appropriate carers and staff to further the psychological wellbeing of patients.
To undertake 1:1 and group based psychological interventions with patients under the care of the Lancashire Cardiac Centre.
To deliver reflective practice and consultation sessions as required.
To take part in clinical supervision as both supervisor and supervisee relevant to service need.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed breakdown of the responsibilities of the role.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Psychologist with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Blackpool, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £57528.00 to £64750.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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