The Triborough Learning Disabilities Team is an established health team providing high quality services for people with learning disabilities. Within this team psychology plays a key role in the development and delivery of these services. We are seeking an assistant psychologist with a keen interest in working in adult learning disability services. You will demonstrate knowledge and/or experience of the context of services for individuals with learning disabilities and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will undertake work directly with service users with learning disabilities, autism and challenging behaviour, their carers, family members and other agencies and indirectly as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The person appointed will have a Psychology Degree (first class) or a Masters Degree in Psychology. Knowledge of research methodology, computer literacy, experience of data analysis, and a high level of written communication skills are required. The service good links with the North London Doctoral Training courses in Clinical Psychology, to which it regularly provides clinical placements to doctoral trainees. Informal discussions are welcome by contacting: Dr. Inderpal Daddi (inderpal.daddi@nhs.net)

Main duties of the job

To support and enhance the professional psychological care of service users within the service, across all sectors of care. Provide psychological assessments and psychological interventions under the close supervision of a qualified professional psychologist. Work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T& C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• A minimum 2:1 honours degree or higher in psychology.
• Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Desirable

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health and/or learning disability practice and/or research design and analysis.

Ex

Essential

• Work with people with learning disabilities and those who have a dual diagnosis (i.e. additional mental health problems).

Desirable

• Experience of paid work in direct care provision.

Skills

Essential

• High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with learning disabilities and those who have a dual diagnosis (i.e. additional mental health problems).
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health/learning disability context.
• An understanding of psychology applied to health care

Desirable

• Experience using microcomputers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows.
• High standard of report writing.

Other

Essential

• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
• An ability to interact with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities.
• Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals

Desirable

• An interest in working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities.

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

215 Lisson Grove

London

NW8 8LW

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824-INNER-6442550