Job requirements
Essential
22 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Ability to sit in constrained positions when working with clients
- Other
Ability to sustain intense levels of concentration, responding and participating as required.
- Other
Ability to self-reflect and use clinical supervision appropriately
- Skills
Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at a specialist level.
- Skills
Experience of working with adults with long term physical health problems in a hospital setting.
- Skills
Experience of working with adults with complex psychological presentations
- Skills
Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified autonomous practitioner and also within the context of a multidisciplinary treatment plan
- Skills
Experience of delivering teaching, training and/or offering professional and clinical supervision to other professionals working with adults who have psychological difficulties
- Knowledge
Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed specialist knowledge of clinical psychology in physical health, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, particularly the literature pertaining to two or more distinct psychological therapies for adults referred to Clinical Health Psychology
- Knowledge
Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Knowledge
A high level of ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to adults, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Knowledge
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge
Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology
- Knowledge
Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and other key legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and supervision regarding work with adults and their families/carers.
- Knowledge
Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
- Knowledge
Ability to plan and prioritise own clinical workload and research programmes.
- Knowledge
Advanced word processing skills. Advanced use of presentation software such as MS PowerPoint. Use of internet for searching documents and research. Use of email.
- Our Values
We are Kind
- Our Values
We are Open
- Our Values
We are Inclusive
- Qualifications
Post-graduate doctoral level training (or equivalent) in clinical psychology, including specific models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- Qualifications
Professional registration as Practitioner Psychologist with HCPC.
Desirable
11 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
- Skills
Experience of assessing and treating adults across the full range of care settings, particularly inpatient and outpatient.
- Skills
Experience of working in pain management and complex pain.
- Skills
Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Skills
Experience of working with clinical risk.
- Knowledge
Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in Spinal trauma
- Knowledge
Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies
- Knowledge
Experience of conducting holistic and comprehensive assessments for the purpose of producing psychological reports.
- Knowledge
Completion of supervisor training to enable the supervision of practicing Clinical Psychologists/ trainees
- Knowledge
Skills in the use of statistical packages such as SPSS. Use of MS EXCEL or similar spreadsheets to analyse data numerically and graphically.
- Qualifications
Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Job overview
Senior Clinical Psychologist - Band 8a
- WTE (37.5 Hours Per Week)
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a newly forming psychology team developed for the North West Spinal Injuries Centre. You will work clinically with spinal injuries patients in line with national spinal standards, onto the inpatient ward, have opportunity to support outreach work, outpatients and work with spinal MDT colleagues to increase the psychological mindedness of the whole service. You will be part of a broader network of multi-specialist Psychologists across MWL who pride themselves on being high quality and dynamic.
Southport is a lovely place to live and work. A seaside town with thriving businesses and a great welcoming and friendly culture.
Our psychology workforce are all trained in EMDR and the successful candidate will be offered the opportunity to be trained in EMDR too once these pathways are established for our spinal injury service users.
Interviews scheduled 30th November & 3rd December 2026.
The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are submit to change
Main duties of the job
- To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to inpatients within the NWSIC, across the acute and rehabilitation wards with some outreach where clinically indicated
- To lead on the ongoing development and delivery of a highly specialist clinical psychology service to the paediatric and young person’s SCI rehabilitation service and supervise junior colleagues as needed
- To deliver highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment to adult inpatients at the NSIC, on an individual and group basi
- To provide advice and consultation regarding inpatients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues
- To provide consultation to the NSIC outreach service regarding admission of inpatients with complex psychological / psychiatric needs
- To contribute to the strategic planning of clinical psychology services within the NSIC, including leading upon the ongoing development and delivery of the paediatric psychology service within the NSIC, with the aim of maintain high levels of psychosocial care for patients
- To represent Clinical Psychology in aspects of the NWSIC’s wider organisational development and as part of MWL Psychology.
- To contribute to the planning, development and delivery of the Department’s teaching and training commitments
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details.
The applicant should be an established Clinical Psychologist with experience of working with clients with long term physical health conditions, ideally in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Applicants should have the ability to work closely with medical and surgical colleagues and other disciplines, and have experience of multi-disciplinary team work and consultation to non-psychology staff.
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 Specialist Senior Clinical Psychologist with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Southport, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Nov 2026.
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