Specialist Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Sleaford; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a forward-thinking healthcare provider, where your expertise in clinical psychology will be pivotal in supporting adults with autism. This role offers the chance to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, providing crucial assessments and interventions. You will lead projects, contribute to the development of services, and ensure high-quality care. With a commitment to staff well-being, this organization fosters a supportive environment, offering flexible working options and professional development opportunities. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Early access to Psychological Therapies

Competitive annual leave allowance

Car leasing scheme

NHS pension scheme

Free eye tests

Money saving options through salary sacrifice

Discounts on major high street retailers

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology accredited by the BPS is essential.
• Experience in clinical supervision and psychological services for autistic adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide differential diagnosis of Autism within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Manage a complex caseload and provide clinical care with high effectiveness.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Psychological services for autistic adults

Clinical leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Risk assessment

Research at postgraduate level

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Basic qualification in management

Job description

Job summary

Applicants are invited to join an expanding service and be a part of a supportive and caring team. The Team consists of the following- Clinical Lead, Team Coordinator, Office Manager, Admin, Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists, Highly Specialist Autism Assessors, Specialist Autism Assessors, Autism Assessors, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Assistant Practitioners.

This role will sit across both our diagnostic and post diagnostic pathways. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team offering Autism assessments, supporting adults who have recently been diagnosed in understanding and adapting to a new diagnosis, offer 1:1 intervention, supporting in the running of group sessions, providing supervision and support to other members of the team and contributing to, and leading team projects. You will, with support from members of the leadership team, support in leading the direction and the development of the post-diagnostic team.

The Autism Diagnostic Teams core hours are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm and our office is based at Unit 8, The Point, Lion's Way, Sleaford. The post covers the whole county and therefore ability to travel independently is essential.

This post is open to a Newly Qualified Clinical Psychologist and if successful will be offered a developmental post from Band 7 to Band 8a.

Main duties of the job

• To work within the multi-disciplinary team to provide a differential diagnosis of Autism.
• To provide specialist assessment.
• To demonstrate a high level of clinical effectiveness, using evidence-based practice, adapting practice to meet individual service users' circumstances; including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences, and by evaluating outcomes.
• To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
• To manage a complex and highly specialist caseload independently.
• Provide specialist, expert, clinical knowledge to colleagues and healthcare professionals and to refer on to other services/professionals as appropriate.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Date posted: 17 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 274-11451-SP

Job locations: Unit 8, The Point, Lions Way, Sleaford, NG34 8GG

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Get in touch today:

Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For further information, please contact Rosie Clifton, [e-mail] or 01476 858257.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society or equivalent qualification accredited by the BPS

Desirable

• (To be achieved during tenure: Basic qualification in management (e.g., Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) level 3 certificate in first line management), or equivalent experience.)

Experience Essential

• Training in clinical supervision of trainee and newly-qualified Clinical Psychologists
• Training to a level equivalent to a PG Diploma in a clinical specialism that will have a positive impact on the existing team

Skills Essential

• Post-qualification experience specialising in psychological services for autistic adults (with/without learning disabilities), to include experience of specialising in a particular area of psychology
• Experience of providing clinical leadership, particularly with regard to other professions (e.g. nursing, MDTs)
• Experienced in working with individuals with other complex needs including developmental disorders, neurological disorders, mental illness, and combinations of these with learning disabilities (multiple diagnoses)
• Experienced in working with the full range of cognitive abilities from profound to mild LD to superior
• Experienced in communicating with clients who have severe limitations in comprehension and expression
• Experienced in working with individuals who have multiple disabilities
• Experienced in working with individuals with challenging and very hostile behaviours
• Experienced in working with adults who have been abused or neglected
• Experienced in working with highly dependent/ institutionalised clients and working by proxy through other staff
• Experienced in identifying risk factors and consulting on issues of risk with other agencies
• Experienced in working across a range of care settings including out-patient, in-patient, community and residential care settings
• Experienced in initiating and providing psychological services and initiating and managing change
• Experienced in multidisciplinary and multi-agency working including working in teams and of taking a lead in team case work
• Experience of working with individuals with dual diagnosis of learning disabilities and personality disorder
• Experience of clinical audit
• Experienced in supervision of trainee or recently qualified psychologists
• Experience of managing the activities or caseloads of trainee or recently qualified psychologists
• Experience of conducting research at postgraduate (Masters or Doctoral) level

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Unit 8, The Point, Lions Way, Sleaford, NG34 8GG

Employer's website: https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)