Learning Disabilities Psychologist — Part-Time, Complex Care

PsyDin; Dundee; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time 3 days per week

Full MDT support

LD/autism setting

Job summary

Pulse Healthcare invites an experienced Psychologist to join a specialist LD and autism MDT in Dundee. The part-time locum role (3 days per week) focuses on learning disabilities, complex presentations and trauma-informed care, with supportive multidisciplinary teamwork.

You will conduct assessments, develop formulations and interventions for adults with learning disabilities, and contribute to care planning, risk management and reports within a hospital or inpatient setting.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist is required.
• Experience working with learning disabilities is essential.
• Experience with complex presentations and/or autistic spectrum disorder is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum disorder.
• Work with individuals presenting with complex needs and behaviours that challenge.
• Contribute to care planning and risk management using evidence-based approaches.
• Work collaboratively within a full MDT including psychiatry, nursing and therapy colleagues.
• Support positive behaviour support planning and trauma-informed care.
• Contribute to reports, reviews and clinical discussions, ensuring high standards of care.
• Autonomy to shape your clinical input while being supported by an experienced team.

Skills

Experience with learning disabilities

Education

HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist

Job description

Pulse Healthcare invites an experienced Psychologist to join a specialist LD and autism MDT in Dundee. The part-time locum role (3 days per week) focuses on learning disabilities, complex presentations and trauma-informed care, with supportive multidisciplinary teamwork.

You will conduct assessments, develop formulations and interventions for adults with learning disabilities, and contribute to care planning, risk management and reports within a hospital or inpatient setting.