Clinical Psychologist Preceptorship – Learning Disabilities

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Psychologist for a Band 7/8a Preceptorship in Learning Disabilities. The role offers progression to 8a and supports multidisciplinary work with children and young people aged 0-19 with learning disabilities.

The post involves direct and indirect clinical work, service planning, staff supervision, and opportunities for research and policy development within the Children and Young People’s Division.

Qualifications

• Appropriate, recognised training in clinical psychology.
• Eligible for HCPC registration as practitioner psychologist.
• Skills in meeting the needs of adults/children with a learning disability.
• Post graduate training in relevant area.

Responsibilities

• Providing highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention to clients and their families as well as offering indirect clinical services such as advice and consultation to colleagues and other professionals.
• Involvement in service planning and development, this will include identifying need and participating in development plan processes.
• Contribute to the development of the Team offer.
• Staff support and supervision, and facilitation of client related work undertaken by other team members.
• Staff training.
• Applied research and development related to the needs of the client served and the Children and Young People's Division.
• Participation in Clinical Governance activities including Continuing Professional Development.
• Participation in the development of operational policy, service planning and service evaluation.

Skills

Needs assessment

Learning disability experience

Interdisciplinary work

Education

Clinical psychology training

HCPC registration eligibility

Post-graduate training

Job description

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Psychologist for a Band 7/8a Preceptorship in Learning Disabilities. The role offers progression to 8a and supports multidisciplinary work with children and young people aged 0-19 with learning disabilities.

The post involves direct and indirect clinical work, service planning, staff supervision, and opportunities for research and policy development within the Children and Young People’s Division.