Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist - IST - South Staffs
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £53,755.00 to £60,504.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53755.00 - £60504.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2025 |
| Location: | Stafford, ST16 3AG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9301-25-0764 |
Summary
To be responsible for psychological input to South Staffordshires Intensive Support Team (IST) as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will take the lead in developing psychology inputs within the IST, linking in with IST clinicians and the wider Community Learning Disability Team. Propose and contribute to service development specifically within the IST but also the wider Learning Disabilities Service under the guidance of the Professional Lead and Local Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist.Providing specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to service users care; and to contribute to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care, to the benefit of all users of the service.MPFTs Learning Disability Psychological Services colleagues (from both South Staffordshire and Shropshire) meet regularly for joint CPD events and facilitate a number of local special interest groups. You would also have scope within your role to hold a small caseload of people with a learning disability referred to the wider CLDT.*Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.*