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Senior Clinical Psychologist

Employer
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Bradford
Salary
£46,148 to £60,504 Per Annum Pro Rata
Closing date
5 Dec 2024
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Profession
Mental health, Psychologist
Grade
Band 7
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Part Time
We are seeking to recruit a practitioner psychologist to join our learning disability service for 22.5 hours a week.

The successful candidate will work as part of the psychology team in the adult community learning disability service.

We can also consider applicants on a Band 7 - 8a Preceptorship.

Closing Date: 20th December 2024

Shortlisting Date: 21st December 2024

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

The service is a friendly and well established multi-disciplinary team. You will provide a psychological service to adults with learning disabilities both directly and indirectly with families and carers, working collaboratively with colleagues and other agencies to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities. There is a strong ethos of multi-disciplinary working and trauma informed care. You will be supported and encouraged to develop your areas of interest and will have access to CPD opportunities and support to develop professionally.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Doctorate level training in clinical or applied psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence.
  • Accreditation from a recognised Psychological Therapy body


Desirable

  • Training in clinical supervision


Experience

Essential

  • Experience in relevant area of mental health practise
  • Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.


Desirable

  • Experience working with people with learning disabilities
  • Involvement in clinical research programmes


Employer details

Employer name

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Waddiloves Health Centre

44 Queens Road

Bradford

BD8 7BT

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

453-24-6774326

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