[ref. c15469101] Band 7 Preceptorship / 8a Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist - Wigan
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Job overview
We are looking for a innovative and compassionate Clinical Psychologist/Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist to join our Learning Disability Care Hub. Newly qualified Clinical Psychologists are encouraged to apply and join our supportive preceptorship programme.The Learning Disabilities Care Hub have an established a consultant led specialist learning disability clinical psychology pathway that works as an essential element of a multidisciplinary model of care. The Learning Disabilities Care Hub includes five Community Learning Disability Teams across the footprint of Pennine Care.
Clinical Psychology is valued locally within our community teams and within the wider Trust. Working base will be discussed at interview. We offer a robust supervision and development structure. You will be part of an expanding, energetic, innovative Learning Disability Care Hub team that values coproduction and working alongside people with lived experience and promotes trauma informed care.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi-agency team, working alongside clinical psychologists, community learning disability nurses, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, and other multidisciplinary mental health practitioners.
The Learning Disability Care Hub consists of community learning disability teams delivering services to adults aged 18+ years and with some provision to children and young people.
Main duties of the job
To practice as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary learning disability team providing a highly specialist direct and indirect clinical psychology services to people with learning disabilities with highly complex psychological needs.
The postholder will take an active role in coordinating service development and engagement by supporting: Service delivery including development and delivery of psychological pathways Development and delivery of training Conducting research, audit, and evaluation We are committed to developing our staff and supporting career progression.Successful applicants will have numerous opportunities to engage in CPD related activities. In addition to this the post holder will have the opportunity to engage with our learning disability research hub alongside our research partners across Greater Manchester
Working for our organisation
About the TrustOur vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work
hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our
#PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment andimprove the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this
post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mentalillness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be a member of the Community Learning Disabilities Team and will provide clinical psychology services in this context. The post holder will be expected to work withpeople with learning disabilities, their families, support staff, and other professionals around highly complex, psychological, emotional or behavioural issues.This includes working with complex challenging behaviour, abuse, family breakdown, personality disorders and severe and enduring mental health problems, risk of harm to self or others.
Person specification
Education/qualifications
Essential criteria- Doctoral Level Training in Clinical Psychology, or its equivalent from a British Psychological Society GBC-accredited Course.
- Current Practitioner Psychologist registration with the HCPC, which must be maintained.
- Post-doctoral training or qualification in additional specialised areas of Psychological Practice, including psychological therapy (e.g. DBT, CAT, Mindfulness) and / or approaches to challenging behaviour (Positive behaviour support, Applied, behaviour analysis)
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist.
- Experience of working as a Clinical Psychologist with adults or children with learning disabilities with complex psychological needs, challenging behaviour, autism and forensic / high risk presentations
- Experience of undertaking highly specialist psychological assessment of adults with a learning disability, using a range of specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment tools integrated with other methods of assessment and sources of information
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive risk assessments and developing robust risk mitigation plans in collaboration with others.
- Experiencing of developing and sharing multi-faceted, evidence-based psychological formulations
- Experience of delivering a wide range of direct and indirect psychological interventions, for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams
- Experience of providing psychological advice, guidance and consultation to a variety of recipients.
- Experience of promoting psychological mindedness within a multi-disciplinary team context.
- Experience of designing and delivering training
- Experience of providing clinical psychology leadership within a multidisciplinary context.
- Experience of undertaking service-related audit, service evaluation or research within a learning disability service
- Experience of adapting psychological assessments / interventions for people from different cultural backgrounds.
- Experience of contributing to service redesign or innovative service development.
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Knowledge of legal frameworks relevant to adults with a learning disability and autism.
- Knowledge of policies and procedures relevant to the role.
- Knowledge of relevant national and local service drivers for transformation and service development within learning disability services
- Up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based psychological practices for adults with learning disabilities and autism
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- Ability to work creatively, flexibly and adapt approaches to meet referral needs
- Well-developed skills in communicating effectively orally, and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, families, carers, and colleagues, both within and outside the NHS.
- Good Information technology skills required as the team is paperless and uses electronic recording systems for all aspects of work.
- Skills in working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Skills in the use of a range of psychological assessment and intervention with complex and challenging clients, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Skills in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse
- Well-developed confidence, resilience, and the ability to maintain a calm approach when faced with complex team dynamics and work pressures
- Skills in complex formulation, drawing on a broad base of theoretical knowledge and psychological methods.
- Ability to work autonomously, and direct and support the work of psychology colleagues
- Skills in routine evaluation of clinical practice
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Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
What happens after your application has been received?
You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.
What happens if I am offered the position after interview?
The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.
What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?
By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:
- Identity verification
- Right to work check
- Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
- Professional registration and/or qualification check
- Occupational health assessment
- Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.
If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.
What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?
Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
Other important information- We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
- If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
- If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
- Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
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We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.