Band 7 Clinical Psychologist

NHS Professionals Limited; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join the Berkshire Intensive Support Team. The role involves formulating treatment plans, providing psychological interventions, and consultation with other professionals. Candidates should be registered with HCPC and possess a doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology. This position offers flexible shifts and the chance to work with patients having learning disabilities.

Benefits

Flexible shifts

Access to Learning & Development opportunities

Wellbeing resources

Paid annual leave

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC to practice as a clinical psychologist.
• Experience with patients who have learning disabilities is highly desirable.
• NHS experience in a similar post is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Formulate psychological treatment plans based on client needs.
• Provide psychological interventions within inpatient settings.
• Consult with other professionals and provide training where applicable.

Skills

Psychological assessments

Intervention planning

Consultation skills

Experience with learning disabilities

Education

Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology

Registered with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC)

Job description

Trust: BerkshireHealthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Universityof Reading, Reading RG6 6BZ

Hours: 37.5 hours

Shift Pattern: Mon-Fri, 9.00-5.00pm

Why might this job interest you?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic andself-motivated Clinical Psychologist to join the Berkshire Intensive SupportTeam.

The Intensive Support Team (IST) provides an intensive response tosupport people with a learning disability at a time when their health needschallenge the service capacity of existing teams.

Main duties of the job

Formulate and implement plans for the formalpsychological treatment and/or management of a clients psychological issuesthat significantly impair their quality of life based upon an appropriateconceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based uponevidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

Be responsible for implementing a range ofpsychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups,within the inpatient service employed individually and in synthesis, adjustingand refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatorymodels and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses, with particularsensitivity to the therapeutic relationship.

Provide specialist psychological advice,guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly toclients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

Provide advice, consultation and training tostaff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings,where appropriate.

Provide specialist psychological andbehavioural assessments of clients referred to the IST upon the appropriateuse, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from avariety of sources including psychological (and neuropsychological tests),self-report measures, rating scales, direct structured observations andsemi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved inthe clients care.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered and accredited with Health Care Professional Council (HCPC).
• Post graduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology.

Experience

• Experience of working with patients who have learning disabilities.
• NHS experience in a similar post is highly desirable but not essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.