Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

Bridgeway Health Services; South Shields; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly skilled Clinical Psychologist to join their dynamic Community Learning Disability Team. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide specialized assessments and therapeutic services to individuals with learning disabilities and their families. You will work autonomously, delivering expert psychological advice and consultation while supervising junior staff. The position emphasizes collaboration within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care and support for clients. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those with learning disabilities, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a supportive and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology and registration with HCPC required.
• Advanced knowledge in psychological therapies and clinical supervision essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical psychology assessment and consultation for clients.
• Supervise junior psychology staff and manage day-to-day workloads.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Psychological Assessment

Therapeutic Modalities (e.g., CBT)

Supervision Skills

Research and Audit

Education

Doctoral Level Training in Clinical Psychology

Post-qualification Training in Therapeutic Modalities

Tools

Psychology Test Equipment

Job description

Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

About

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning NHS Foundation Trust which provides hospital and community health services in North Tyneside, and hospital, community health and adult social care services in Northumberland.

Contact

Address: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Human Resources Department, Northumbria House, 7/8 Silver Fox Way, Cobalt Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0QJ

Contact Number: 0191 2031415 Option 2

Key details

Location

Site: Community Learning Disability Team

Address: Wallsend Health Centre

Town: The Green, Wallsend

Postcode: NE28 7PD

Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

• Full time
• Flexible working

Salary

Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 8b)

Specialty

Main area: Community Learning Disability Team

Job overview

The post holder will be welcomed as a member of the friendly Community Learning Disability team in North Tyneside. CLDT provides a multi-disciplinary/agency service to both adults and children with learning disabilities living in North Tyneside. The Psychology Service functions as a secondary care service within the broader team and delivers a full range of assessment and treatment services to clients, families and carers in a wide range of community settings.

Advert

To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology assessment and consultation therapy service to people with a learning disability and their families and carers in the area serviced by North Tyneside Community Learning Disability Team. This post will focus on the needs of both adults and children with additional mental health/challenging behaviour issues.

To undertake research and audit for policy and service development within the area served by the team.

To manage the provision of own and other psychologists’ day to day workloads within Community Learning Disabilities Team.

To offer expertise to Learning disability services, by providing psychological advice, consultation, training and consultation to members of the multidisciplinary team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will work autonomously within the BPS Good Practice guidelines and the overall framework of the teams’ policies and procedures. They will hold a caseload, be responsible for supervising more junior psychology staff and trainees on placement. They will also be responsible for psychology test equipment and materials held within the team.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications/Experience

Essential criteria

• Doctoral Level Training in clinical psychology of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge, through further post-qualification training/continuing professional development relevant to this post, such as completion of approved courses in specific therapeutic modalities (e.g. CBT), clinical supervision, further training and experience in supervision/consultation/training/research and/or management skills.
• Registration with HCPC
• Previous post qualification experience of highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients through supervised clinical practice in learning disabilities.

Other essential criteria

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Clare Conway

Job title: Professional Lead/Service Manager

Email address: [email protected]

Telephone number: 0191 2952764