Job summary
Employer heading
Principal Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Job overview
The post holder will join the Children's Care Group and support the Learning Disability Pathway across Rotherham and Doncaster CAMHS and will have support and access to a well-established psychology structure across the directorate.
The service provides person centred support to people with learning disabilities across the full spectrum and who may also experience comorbid mental health difficulties, distress behaviour and/ or autism. The service offers a full multidisciplinary approach and this post will be integral to the team; consisting of psychiatry, senior community nurses, occupational therapy and more. The post holder will work across a number of settings and with a range of complexities
The Psychologist will make a significant impact on the ability and capacity of the team to deliver improved care and treatment outcomes for people with a learning disability, through assessing the development needs of team members, providing training, supervision and consultation in psychological skills and risk management. They will be a key part of building resilience in the team through psychological understanding and compassion.
Please see attached job advert to read more.
Main duties of the job
- Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care
to clients with highly complex and contentious mental health conditions or learning disabilities
which include challenging behaviours and possible risk of physical aggression. - To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.
- To provide clinical supervision and training to less experienced colleagues within the
designated psychology service and to other members of the multidisciplinary team. - To undertake formal research as a major part of the job and act as field supervisor to
doctorate trainees. - To be proactive in continual service improvement within own area.
- To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.
- To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
- Experienced in care co-ordination
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Registration with BPS
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chloe Higgins
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07977450835
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