Clinical Psychologist

Job Summary

Salary starting from £50,031 to closely match the NHS Band 8 equivalent.

Recruitment and Retention bonus consists of:

• £1000 Welcome bonus paid in your first month's salary.
• £1000 Retention bonus for every completed year in service.
• HCPC Registration Fee reimbursed.

To join a very exciting Learning Disability (LD) Psychology department reporting to the Lead Psychologist and assisting in the supervision of LD Behavioural specialists, LD Assistant Psychologists, and Trainee Psychologists.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our MDT for people with a learning disability. In this role, you will be working at the Civic Centre in the London Borough of Sutton with a team that works across different sites in Sutton and consists of Learning Disability Nurses, LD Physios, Occupational Therapists, Dieticians, Speech and Language Therapists, and Creative Arts Therapists (Music and Drama/Movement).

Main Duties of the Job

Reporting to the Clinical Health Team Manager, you will provide clinical services to adults with a learning disability who require highly specialist psychological input. Our objective is to deliver the best outcomes for the health of adults with a learning disability. You will deliver a specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and treatment to clients in our service; for both individuals and groups, whilst supporting the Assistant Psychologist in providing specialist clinical supervision, psychological advice, and training as required.

Our Ideal Candidate

As a qualified and registered Clinical Psychologist, we expect you to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Qualified Clinical Psychologist with 3-4 years post-PhD experience, including work with Adults with a Learning Disability.
• HCPC registered.
• Experience in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Positive Behavioral Support (PBS), LD assessment, and Dementia assessment.
• Extensive highly specialised knowledge and expertise in working with adults with learning disabilities.
• High level ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally, complex, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information.
• Highly developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies to deliver the specific level of care for adults with learning disabilities.

About Us

The Clinical Health Team for Adults with a Learning Disability is a friendly multidisciplinary team of health professionals committed to eliminating the health inequality experienced by people with a learning disability. We are also working with colleagues to increase the uptake of employment and daytime opportunities and improve respite provision for carers.

Our vision encapsulates a community-based approach and commitment to improving the quality of life and well-being of people with a learning disability living in Sutton.

"Clients, family carers, and employed carers we spoke with gave very positive feedback about the service. They described caring and professional staff often going above and beyond their expectations. They were particularly positive about the aquatherapy sessions provided. Supported living services were very positive about the service provided to clients and the support and training provided to staff teams" - rated Good by the Care Quality Commission.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

The Clinical Health Team is a specialist health service for adults with learning disabilities whose health needs cannot be met by mainstream health services. We employ a range of health professionals to meet those needs. The team provides services to adults with learning disabilities registered with a Sutton GP.

Team Functions include:

• The delivery of health inputs provided by trained clinicians specialised in the field of learning disabilities where needs cannot be met by mainstream services alone.
• Promoting well-being through activities such as health promotion and preventative lifestyle activity.
• Facilitating access to mainstream services and supports such as primary care, acute care, leisure opportunities, housing, etc.
• Contributing to service developments and using knowledge about needs, effectiveness of current services, and future demand to inform and contribute towards strategic commissioning.
• Imparting skills by teaching and training others such as social care providers, voluntary sector staff, and other health professionals.

The Post holder will be working within a well-established Specialist Psychology service comprising Counselling, Clinical, and Assistant Psychologists. The post holder will be expected to provide a qualified, high-quality specialist LD Psychology service to individuals, carers, families, and groups within the London Borough of Sutton, in line with best, evidence-based practice and service care pathways.

The post holder will be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload of clients referred to the service and utilising planning and organisational skills to carry out assessments, treatment, and discharge of clients within the parameters of the service operational policy. When appropriate, the post holder will be responsible for managing Assistant Psychologists and allocated Trainee Psychologists working in the Clinical Health Team for People with Learning Disabilities.

Deliver complex service activities and manage caseloads to ensure intended outcomes for customers and the CCG/Council are delivered within agreed service standards.

Liaise with customers to review service requirements and resolve problems.

Lead on the development of specific policies and procedures to contribute to the continuous improvement in own work area.

Where relevant, coordinate the work of a team, either formally or as part of a project to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered.

Keep up to date with changes in relevant policy and legislation to ensure delivery in own work area is effective and complies with appropriate regulations/statutory guidance.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Positive Behavioral Support (PBS), LD assessment, and Dementia assessment.
• Extensive highly specialised knowledge and expertise in working with adults with learning disabilities.
• High level ability to communicate effectively at both written and oral level complex, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information.
• Highly developed knowledge of theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies to deliver the specific level of care for adults with learning disabilities.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Clinical Psychologist with 3-4 years post-PhD experience, including work with Adults with a Learning Disability.
• HCPC registered.

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.

Employer Details

Employer Name

London Borough of Sutton Council
Address

Civic Offices

St Nicholas Way

Sutton

SM1 1EA

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