Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist - Adults with a learning Disability
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 months 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 working and assisting supervision of LD Behavioural specialist, LD Assistant Psychologist and Trainee Psychologist.
This is a really 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 Therapist, Dietician, and Speech and Language therapists, and Creative Arts Therapists (Music and Drama/Movement).
Reporting to the Clinical Health Team Manager, you will be providing 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 our service users.; for both individuals and groups whilst supporting the Assistant Psychologist in providing specialist clinical supervision, psychological advice and training as required.
This role supports the commitments set out in Sutton’s Health and Social Care LD Strategy to help improve access to work, health, independence and social participation. You will work collaboratively deploying your specialism to support the work of the wider team.
Our Ideal Candidate
As a qualified and registered Clinical Psychologist we would expect you to demonstrate the following competences:
Qualified Clinical Psychologist with 3-4 years post PHD experience this to include Adults with a Learning Disability.
HCPC registered
Experience to be in Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Positive Behavioural 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 specialise psychological therapies to deliver the specific level of care adults with learning disabilities