Job summary
Serving people with learning disabilities in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the Tower Hamlets Community Learning Disabilities Service is an integrated health and social care multidisciplinary service. The service is committed to facilitation and liaison with local health and social care provider services in order that people with learning disabilities can access mainstream services where possible and that their experience and outcomes are good. Additionally, the service provides specialist input to clients where this is required.
Providing a highly specialist clinical psychology service to people with learning disability and their families/carers including assessment, development and implementation of specialist psychological interventions, the post holder will develop a key role in the Tower Hamlets Community Learning Disabilities Service. The postholder will contribute to the continuing development of psychology and of the service.
Acting autonomously the postholder will manage a defined caseload of complex cases independently, evidencing problem solving and clinical reasoning skills in line with evidence based and client-centred principles. S/he will be involved in clinical research and development where appropriate.
Main duties of the job
- Ensure a high standard of clinical care for the clients and those of more junior staff providing a comprehensive and appropriate psychology service to clients, families and carers
- Play a key role in the advanced assessment and treatment of clients who may have acute, chronic or complex presentation and determine clinical diagnosis and intervention required
- Assess clients' needs and direct to other services as appropriate
- Maintain records as an autonomous practitioner
- Communicate effectively with health and social care professionals and outside agencies regarding client care and progress
- Communicate with other members of the Team regarding policies, service development and management plans
- Undertake a significant clinical caseload working under supervision in collaboration with other agencies and health and social care professionals
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the detailed Job Description and Person Specification document at the end of this page for further detail
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the detailed Job Description and Person Specification document at the end of this page for further detail
Person Specification
Education and training
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Relevant specialist training or qualifications e.g. CBT, systemic therapies, neuropsychology, etc.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in learning disability settings
- Relevant experience of working in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters
- Relevant experience of working with people with behaviours considered to be complex or challenging
Desirable
- Experience of delivering clinical supervision
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with learning disabilities who have complex needs
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management in relation to people with learning disabilities.
- Able to analyse highly complex outcome data from a number of sources and provide clear advice to colleagues supporting the understanding and application of such analyses
- Knowledge of psychological research, national policy and legislation relevant to learning disability
- Able to provide a culturally competent service
Person Specification
Education and training
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Relevant specialist training or qualifications e.g. CBT, systemic therapies, neuropsychology, etc.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in learning disability settings
- Relevant experience of working in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters
- Relevant experience of working with people with behaviours considered to be complex or challenging
Desirable
- Experience of delivering clinical supervision
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with learning disabilities who have complex needs
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management in relation to people with learning disabilities.
- Able to analyse highly complex outcome data from a number of sources and provide clear advice to colleagues supporting the understanding and application of such analyses
- Knowledge of psychological research, national policy and legislation relevant to learning disability
- Able to provide a culturally competent service
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tower Hamlets Community Learning Disability Service (CLDS) Beaumont House, Mile End Hospital,
Bancroft Road,
London
E1 4DG
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
