Snr Clinical Psychologist LDS (Development Post)

NHS Jobs; Colwyn Bay; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Wales Colwyn Bay is seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join the Learning Disability team in a permanent Band 8a or Band 7 Development post. The post offers progression to Band 8a once competencies for Band 8a are demonstrated, with autonomous clinical input and strong leadership of psychology services.

You will deliver high quality psychological therapies, undertake specialist assessments, provide supervision to trainees, and contribute to teaching and service development

Job description

Snr Clinical Psychologist LDS (Development Post)

This is a permanent Band 8a or Band 7 Development post - if recruited to the Band 7 Development post, the post holder will be able to progress to Band 8a once they demonstrate that they meet the competencies for Band 8a level. As a Learning Disability Clinical Psychologist you will be well placed to provide a diverse range of service related activity. Our Service Users face very high levels of discrimination in all areas of their lives, and substantial inequalities when it comes to high quality mental health input and psychological therapies. These are issues that are at the forefront of activity across the Service. Given this you will provide high quality psychological input to clients directly, and indirectly via consultation and supervision to our multidisciplinary colleagues. Specific activities include, but are not limited to: adapted talking therapies, behavioural and systems based interventions (including working with staff teams), bespoke formulation driven input, specialist assessment, service eligibility activity, Dementia Assessment, risk assessment. You will also be expected to provide placements for Trainee Clinical Psychologists and be involved Trainee teaching, supervision of research projects. This role will involve a high degree of autonomy and freedom to act and you will work very closely with the Community Learning Disability Team Manager (Learning Disability Nurse) to ensure that Clinical Psychology resource is deployed effectively. Supervision is provided from within the Clinical Psychology Department regular supervision is supplemented by additional meetings arranged at short notice where necessary.