Job summary
Are you a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist interested in working with people with Learning Disabilities within the London Borough of Harrow?
This will be an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified Clinical/Counselling psychologist to join a supportive and diverse multidisciplinary team, which will provide opportunities to consolidate their training as well as develop their professional competencies.
We are looking for someone who will provide a specialist clinical psychology service to people with learning disability and their families/carers including assessment, development and implementation of specialist psychological interventions.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for completing comprehensive specialist assessments and evidence based therapeutic interventions to adults with learning disabilities, their families and paid carers .
Responsible for carrying out specialist face to face cognitive psychometric assessments as necessary and interpret the results of these, in order to make appropriate formulations, recommendations and planning appropriate evidence based interventions
Demonstrate that they are able to plan and prioritise own clinical workload and work within a multi- disciplinary setting
To ensure that the needs for patients are met while taking into consideration a holistic person -centred approach and create a therapeutic setting which is most appropriate to the client and/or service needs.
Responsible for recording, monitoring and reporting on clinical work and communicating complex clinical information to a variety of recipients (e.g. service users, families, carers, other professionals, and statutory and voluntary organisations) orally, in writing and electronically, and as specified by the service.
About us
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CNWL is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ in line with our values, our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy & policy, & many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries. With us, you will get -
A Trust committed to staff personal development, with a trust wide culture change and leadership programme that has staff wellbeing at its core.
An opportunity to work for one of the top 10 NHS employers
Flexible working
Variety of work
Access to a variety of CPD opportunities.
As a Trust we are committed to investing in our staff through a range of initiatives, both profession-specific and organisation wide. Psychological professions staff are able to access a range of trust-wide CPD initiatives. We have partnered with Bespoke & Contextual Consulting to provide some of the profession specific CPD, alongside additional CPD sessions we commission as part of CNWL CPD programme for Psychological Professions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Roles
- Ensure a high standard of clinical care to adults with learning disabilities and provide a comprehensive and appropriate psychological input directly to clients, families and carers
2. Play a key role in the advanced assessment and treatment of clients who may have acute, chronic or complex presentation and determine clinical diagnosis and intervention required
3. Assess clients needs and direct to other services as appropriate
4. Maintain records as an autonomous practitioner
5. Communicate effectively with health and social care professionals and outside agencies regarding client care and progress
6. Communicate with other members of the Team regarding policies, service development and management plans
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Roles
- Ensure a high standard of clinical care to adults with learning disabilities and provide a comprehensive and appropriate psychological input directly to clients, families and carers
2. Play a key role in the advanced assessment and treatment of clients who may have acute, chronic or complex presentation and determine clinical diagnosis and intervention required
3. Assess clients needs and direct to other services as appropriate
4. Maintain records as an autonomous practitioner
5. Communicate effectively with health and social care professionals and outside agencies regarding client care and progress
6. Communicate with other members of the Team regarding policies, service development and management plans
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
- Eligibility for graduate membership of BPS
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Clinical supervision training for Doctoral trainees and qualified Clinical Psychologists
- Relevant specialist training or qualifications e.g. CBT, systemic therapies, neuropsychology, etc.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in learning disability settings
- Experience of delivering clinical supervision
- Experience of delivering teaching and training
- Experience of assessing and treating the mental health needs of people with learning disability across the full range of care settings
- Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters
- Experience of working with people with behaviours considered to be complex or challenging
Desirable
- Experience of delivering clinical supervision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings
- Able to use highly specialist skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance
- Able to compare and select from a range of treatment options, based on formulation
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with learning disabilities who have complex needs
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management in relation to people with learning disabilities.
- Able to analyse highly complex outcome data from a number of sources and provide clear advice to colleagues supporting the understanding and application of such analyses
- Knowledge of psychological research, national policy and legislation relevant to learning disability
- Able to record and report on as required clinical information
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis
- Able to provide a culturally competent service
Desirable
- Able to innovate on the basis of theoretical knowledge
Other
Essential
- Able to concentrate intensely for a substantial proportion of working time, during client contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc.
- Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. Willing to negotiate and can handle confrontation effectively and professionally
- Able to work to professional guidelines and must be capable of accountability for own work, of autonomous clinical practice, of being guided by precedent and of working towards defined results
- Non-judgmental
- Calm manner and positive and supportive approach
- Willing to learn and develop in a changing environment
- Warmth and flexibility
- Sensitive to views & needs of service users & carers from all backgrounds
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
- Eligibility for graduate membership of BPS
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Clinical supervision training for Doctoral trainees and qualified Clinical Psychologists
- Relevant specialist training or qualifications e.g. CBT, systemic therapies, neuropsychology, etc.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist in learning disability settings
- Experience of delivering clinical supervision
- Experience of delivering teaching and training
- Experience of assessing and treating the mental health needs of people with learning disability across the full range of care settings
- Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters
- Experience of working with people with behaviours considered to be complex or challenging
Desirable
- Experience of delivering clinical supervision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings
- Able to use highly specialist skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance
- Able to compare and select from a range of treatment options, based on formulation
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for people with learning disabilities who have complex needs
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management in relation to people with learning disabilities.
- Able to analyse highly complex outcome data from a number of sources and provide clear advice to colleagues supporting the understanding and application of such analyses
- Knowledge of psychological research, national policy and legislation relevant to learning disability
- Able to record and report on as required clinical information
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis
- Able to provide a culturally competent service
Desirable
- Able to innovate on the basis of theoretical knowledge
Other
Essential
- Able to concentrate intensely for a substantial proportion of working time, during client contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc.
- Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. Willing to negotiate and can handle confrontation effectively and professionally
- Able to work to professional guidelines and must be capable of accountability for own work, of autonomous clinical practice, of being guided by precedent and of working towards defined results
- Non-judgmental
- Calm manner and positive and supportive approach
- Willing to learn and develop in a changing environment
- Warmth and flexibility
- Sensitive to views & needs of service users & carers from all backgrounds
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
