Clinical Psychologist - Band 8a

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nacton; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Protected training time

Professional development culture

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Band 8a Clinical Psychologist to join the Learning Disability and Autism Intensive Support Team. The role focuses on psychological assessment, formulation and intervention within a multidisciplinary framework, with opportunities for service development, research and teaching.

Applicants should hold a BPS-accredited doctoral degree and HCPC registration; newly qualified applicants are welcome.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in clinical psychology or counselling, accredited by the BPS (or equivalent if trained before 1996)
• Supervisor training, or willingness to undertake it
• Experience providing psychological assessments, formulations and interventions within an MDT

Responsibilities

• Undertake psychological assessments, formulations and interventions as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Work towards reducing behaviours of concern and avoiding hospital admissions
• Support individuals across a range of settings
• Contribute to service development and evaluation
• Contribute to research and teaching
• Take part in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient experience and outcomes

Skills

Supervision

Behaviour management

Disability & autism expertise

Clinical formulation

Education

BPS-accredited Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

HCPC registration

Job description

This Band 8a Clinical Psychologist post sits in the Learning Disability and Autism Intensive Support Team, a tertiary team based at Walker Close. The team supports people with learning disabilities and/or autism who are facing distress or challenging behaviour, aiming to avoid hospital admission. The work centres on psychological assessment, formulation and intervention within a multidisciplinary team, with scope for service development, research and teaching. A BPS-accredited doctorate and HCPC registration are required; newly qualified applicants are also welcome.

What the job involves

• Undertake psychological assessments, formulations and interventions as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Work towards reducing behaviours of concern and avoiding hospital admissions
• Support individuals across a range of settings
• Contribute to service development and evaluation
• Contribute to research and teaching
• Take part in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient experience and outcomes

Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in clinical psychology or counselling, accredited by the BPS (or equivalent if trained before 1996)
• Supervisor training, or willingness to undertake it

Registration & licences

• Registration as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC

Experience

• Experience working as a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist at Band 7
• Evidence of knowledge and experience to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologists
• Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment

Checks & eligibility

• Permission to work in the UK
• DBS disclosure where required, at the individual's own cost

Nice to have

• Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions in assessment and/or therapy

What’s offered

• Protected training time
• Opportunities to enhance skills and a strong culture of professional development