Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling PsychologistNHS
Job summary
As part of the redesign of the Learning Disability (LD) CAMHS service we are looking for a full-time Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.
The small LD CAMHS team prides itself on its flexibility and creativity in meeting individuals needs and on its close collaboration with other agencies. It recently moved across to sit under the umbrella of Learning Disability Services and this fresh start means it is a great time to join the team and influence its future development.
The move also means that there is now a clear learning disability psychology structure to offer supervision and support to the postholder. This will ensure that their own professional development remains a crucial and protected part of the role.
There will be flexibility in terms of agreeing a working pattern and official base, with a balance of working from home. Although advertised as a full-time post we will consider 30 hours or more.
Please do contact us to find out more.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will support the Consultant Psychologist to provide clinical leadership and oversight of the day-to-day functioning and governance of the service. They will help the team to develop in line with national drivers and good practice and bring psychological thinking to the changes that the team are currently going through.
They will also provide clinical supervision to team members and help them develop their own leadership skills. They will facilitate the development of projects to enhance the service provided.
The postholder will help the team to find creative ways of working within the current national financial constraints to make best use of capacity. They will also help to bring psychological thinking to other agencies.
Alongside this, the postholder will hold a suitable caseload of people with learning disabilities and a range of complex psychological needs.
We are happy to discuss this in more detail.
Job description
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
If you wish to discuss the job description further please do contact us.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of supportive staff networks
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
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