Are you passionate about creating psychologically-informed care? And working systemically to create therapeutic environments? Do you enjoy working creatively with adults with learning disabilities and their support networks?
We are currently seeking to recruit a motivated Clinical Psychologist who has experience of working with adults with learning disabilities, and experience of working with vulnerable adults during particularly difficult times in their lives.
The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team at the Inpatient service at Townend Court, and work as part of the broader Psychological Therapies Team who provide the psychological services to the inpatient and community teams for adults with learning disabilities across Hull and East Yorkshire.
If you have relevant skills and experience with complex clinical work, supervision and consultation in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency setting, we would be delighted to hear from you.
The post holder will:
1. Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within the Townend Court Inpatient Service to provide the therapeutic pathway for adults with learning disabilities during an inpatient stay. This will involve psychological assessment, risk assessment, formulation, care planning, and the provision of direct and indirect therapeutic approaches.
2. Work closely with the leadership team and the MDT to embed a trauma-informed approach, including training, supervision and reflective practice for the staff group.
3. Work with the wider Psychological Therapies Team to provide a range of consultative and therapeutic approaches to adults with learning disabilities, their families, and their support networks, across the community and inpatient teams.
4. Play an active role in the clinical governance of Learning Disability services, and support quality improvement plans.
You will join a well established Psychological Therapies Team consisting of Clinical Psychologists, Systemic Therapists, and Trainee and Assistant Psychologists, who together provide the psychological services across the multi-disciplinary Learning Disability Service.
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.
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