Clinical Psychologist – Band 8a

Overview

In this role you join the Learning Disability and Autism Intensive Support Team to provide specialist psychological input for people with LD and/or autism. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to reduce distress and challenging behaviours, support safe community care, and contribute to service development. You’ll have opportunities for research, teaching, and quality improvement to improve patient experience and outcomes. This role offers a collaborative, development-focused environment with a clear impact in local communities.

Responsibilities

• conduct psychological assessments, formulations and interventions as part of the MDT
• support reduction of behaviours of concern and avoid hospital admissions
• engage in service development, evaluation, research and teaching
• work across a range of settings with individuals with complex needs
• contribute to quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes

Key requirements

• Qualified clinical/counselling psychologist (Band 7)
• HCPC registered practitioner psychologist
• experience supervising trainee clinical psychologists or willingness to undertake supervision training
• experience with complex and challenging behaviours and clinical responsibility for psychological treatment
• post-graduate degree in clinical psychology or counselling
• supervisor training for doctoral trainees (desirable)

• collaboration and teamwork
• effective communication
• professionalism and compassion
• psychological assessment and formulation
• psychological interventions for LD/ASD
• supervision of trainees

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