We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and family-focused Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our multi-disciplinary team supporting children and young people with learning disabilities, their families and the wider system.

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) provides services for people with a learning disability across the full lifespan and in a range of settings psychology plays a key role at all levels of service provision. There are 2 adult community teams, 1 children's community team, and an intensive support team. Within the wider service there is also a respite unit for adults with learning disabilities, a transforming care team and a community swift response team.

This role offers lots of opportunities for innovation, research and support for the training community typically this service has around 8 trainees on placement at any one time.

The post-holder would be joining a stable, happy, well-organised team with well-established systems and processes, that is very well embedded within the multi-disciplinary team. There is a great multi-disciplinary culture that really values psychology.They will also be part of a network of Principal Grade Psychologists across different specialties, have access to a range of CPD opportunities, and excellent links with doctoral courses.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical psychology service for children and young people with learning disabilities, their family and support system, across all sectors of care.
• To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically-based care and treatment.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service.
• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research. To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the service.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

In addition to the benefits offered under the NHS terms and conditions of service, this post additionally attracts an incentive of £5000 pro rata for the successful applicant/s paid over the first 18 months of employment. Please note incentive payments are not applicable to existing NHFT substantive staff. Terms and conditions apply. In addition, a relocation package is available up to £8,000, if the successful postholder relocates to Northamptonshire and meets other eligibility criteria. This is subject to approval.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Doctoral training in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
• Training in supervision

Desirable

• Post-qualification training in therapeutic approaches tailored for people with learning disabilities
• Training in positive behaviour support

Values & Experience

Essential

• Several years post-qualification experience in related field
• Clear commitment to supporting people with learning disabilities & their families

Desirable

• Experience of working clinically with children and young people with learning disabilities
• Experience of working with schools and wider system

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Newland House

Campbell Square

Northampton

NN1 3EB

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