Clinical Psychologist - CMHT | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Lancashire Care Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Chorley, PR7 2TH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Jul 2026
Closing date:	26 Aug 2026

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Summary

Due to the promotion of the current post-holder, a vacancy has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist in the Chorley Adult CMHT. The Post is within Central and West Lancs. locality, which has a Team of 11 Clinical Psychologists and CBT Therapists. We offer Placements to Trainees from the Liverpool, Manchester and Lancaster University Training Courses.

The Post Holder will be supported with good Professional and Clinical Supervision, and we actively encourage CPD. The Post is suitable for a newly qualified Clinical Psychologist.

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

For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

This advert closes on Monday 10 Aug 2026

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