Band 8a Clinical Psychologist - Learning Disabilities & Autism

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an experienced individual to join their specialist psychology team in Swindon. The role involves conducting psychological assessments and providing therapeutic interventions for individuals with learning disabilities. Candidates should have recent relevant experience and a confident approach to working with this demographic. This permanent, part-time position offers a competitive salary between £55,690 and £62,682 annually, along with various benefits including NHS pension and access to wellness programs.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Discounts on everyday purchases

Access to mental wellbeing resources

Continuing professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working in a Learning Disabilities service within the last five years.
• Confidence working with individuals with learning disabilities.
• Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Undertake highly specialist assessments, including neuropsychological assessments.
• Provide a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, and groups.
• Consult with team members regarding the psychological management of clients.

Skills

Experience with learning disabilities

Psychological assessment

Therapeutic interventions

Risk assessment

Education

Relevant degree in psychology

Job description

Job Summary

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‑degenerative 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.

Recent experience working in a Learning Disabilities service within the last five years and confidence working with individuals with learning disabilities is essential.

Primarily based in Swindon with some travel across the BSW patch required – willingness to travel, a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle are essential.

Main Duties

• To undertake highly specialist assessments, including neuropsychological assessment, risk assessment and assessment for suitability for specialist psychological therapies with clients and their carers (as appropriate to the role).
• To use psychological formulation to aid and develop a collaborative understanding of a client’s difficulties and to plan psychological treatment and/or management of those difficulties.
• To be responsible for providing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
• To provide at least one specialist evidence‑based psychological intervention as dictated by the needs of the service.
• To provide highly specialist consultation to members of the various teams in the area and beyond regarding formulation and psychological management of clients of those teams.
• To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to more effective intervention by the team, when working with clients, their carers and wider system.

About Us

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’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We are a Disability Confident company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular and we may need to close it earlier than the date shown. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

Details

• Date posted: 18 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part‑time
• Reference number: HCRGCG/TP/40134/17999
• Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 4AN

Job Responsibilities – Benefits

• £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 and cashback and voucher offers
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life 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
• 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 ring‑fenced 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

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.

Employer Details

• Employer name: HCRG Care Group
• Address: HCRG Care Group, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 4AN
• Website: https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/