Band 8a Clinical Psychologist - Learning Disabilities & Autism

HCRG Care Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join their Learning Disability Service in Swindon. The role involves conducting psychological assessments, providing therapeutic interventions, and offering support and supervision to staff. Candidates must have recent experience working with individuals with learning disabilities and hold a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. The position offers a competitive salary and a supportive working environment dedicated to professional development.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Discounts through My Reward Hub

Access to mental and physical wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Recent experience working in a Learning Disabilities service within the last 5 years.
• Confidence working with individuals with learning disabilities.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment including neuropsychological assessments.
• Provide consultation and clinical supervision for colleagues.
• Conduct therapeutic interventions tailored to individuals with learning disabilities.

Skills

Experience with learning disabilities

Psychological assessment

Confidence working with individuals

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our specialist psychology team embedded within the community team for people with learning disabilities. We work closely with psychiatry, and the wider multi-disciplinary community team. Working in a learning disability service means that you will draw on expertise from a range of theoretical orientations and interventions. Referrals are varied in nature and include cognitive assessments; trauma work; neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric conditions (including autism spectrum disorders); dementia and neuro degenerate conditions; comorbid mental health difficulties including risk of harm to self or others. We will actively support you to develop any specialist interests you have in any of these domains. As part of the team, you would provide highly specialist psychological assessment including neuropsychological and functional assessment, clinical formulations, therapeutic interventions drawing on multiple theoretical models, wider service support to prevent and reduce the incidence and impact of psychosocial/mental health difficulties. As well as direct work with people with learning disabilities, their families and service providers, you would provide consultation, at both an operational and strategic level, as well as clinical supervision and training for colleagues and trainees. The importance of support and supervision for psychology staff is prioritised. There are opportunities for joint working and being part of a wider network for psychologists through various forums. You will be supported by a friendly and innovative team who meet regularly.

Recent experience working in a Learning Disabilities service within the last 5 years and confidence working with individuals with learning disabilities is essential. Primarily based in Swindon with some travel across the BSW patch required. Making willingness to travel and a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Benefits and Learning & Development

• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise.
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year.
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We are a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Package Description

As a Band 8a Clinical Psychologist you will be part of our valued team in our Learning Disability Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £55,690 - £62,682 (Band 8a AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you.
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates.
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling.

We look forward to your application and hope you can join us.