Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

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The Adult Learning Disability Services are embedded in the Adult Neurodevelopmental Service and includes working alongside colleagues in Psychology, Psychiatry, Learning Disability Nursing, Occupational Therapy, and Speech and Language Therapy.

At present, the wider service is commissioned to work with adults with a learning disability who present with specialist health needs and to provide consultation to colleagues in the local mental health teams in relation to clients who present with autism in the absence of a learning disability.

The service continues to actively evolve to respond to the changing needs of local populations in accordance with local and national policy and guidance.

The successful candidate will have an active interest in this highly specialist area and will be supported by the Deputy Heads of Psychology and Psychological Therapies for ND and Specialist Services and the Lead Consultant Forensic Psychologist for South Derbyshire, all who have a wealth of experience and expertise across these areas.

There will be access to CPD opportunities and cross service networking to continue to enhance clinical expertise and understandings.

There are also opportunities to provide and receive specialist supervision and training within the teams.

In addition to the psychologists working within the learning disability service, there is a strong Division of Psychology and Psychological Therapies within the Trust where access to specialty meetings, lead/consultant meetings and trust-wide specialist supervision and CPD opportunities are available.

The Trust also encourages the participation in personal and professional development and has good links with the regional university training courses in terms of teaching opportunities, trainee selection and trainee placements.

The successful candidate must be registered with the Health Care Professions Council, eligible for Chartered Status with the BPS, and be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

Person Specification

attainments/qualifications

Essential

• Post -graduate doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the B.P.S. and/or Forensic Psychology qualification and eligibility for Chartered status of the BPS
• Registered with the Health Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Demonstrates a clear ongoing commitment to a specialist area of expertise in psychology for working with adults with learning disabilities and/or autism

Desirable

• Significant post qualification training in some aspect of relevant practice, e.g. a specific therapeutic intervention
• Leadership and management training.

Knowledge/Skills/Experience

Essential

• Substantial post-qualification experience, a significant amount of which should have been working within specialist community-based services for adults with learning (intellectual) disabilities and/or autism.
• Experience of managing professional staff.
• Experience of taking full clinical responsibility for clients with learning disabilities and/or autism who have a range of complex psychological needs requiring multidisciplinary care, and across a wide range of care settings
• Significant experience of working clinically with adults with learning disabilities and/or autism who have complex psychological needs in community settings (to include psychometric assessment, clinical interviewing skills, preparing court and/or legal reports, and providing interventions specific for this client group).
• Experience of providing teaching, training, and supervision

Desirable

• Experience of planning, allocating and supervising the work of a multidisciplinary team and holding clinical leadership roles and responsibilities
• Highly specialist knowledge of adaptations of psychological therapies to people with learning disabilities
• Experience of working with clients who have complex trauma histories and who may present challenges to services, where risk of self-harm and/or harm to others is a key feature.

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.

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

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ash Green

Ashgate Road

Chesterfield

S42 7JE

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)