Clinical Psychologist LD
| Posting date: | 02 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | £44,398.00 to £58,210.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £44398.00 - £58210.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 October 2024 |
| Location: | Pwllheli, LL53 5AA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | H9050-24-3147 |
Summary
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 competences 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. You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.