Clinical/Educational Psychologist or Psychological Practitioner
The clinician will join a vibrant and established clinical team consisting of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Behaviour Support Nurse, Assistant Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietician, and Physiotherapist.
They will be part of this specialist multidisciplinary team delivering behaviour support and psychological therapy to both residential and day students at the college.
Behaviour support in Beechwood College consists predominantly of a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) model, and the post holder will continue our close links with the wider PBS community around Wales, having access to and the opportunity to engage with service and governmental levels of service provision and strategy alongside the Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
The therapeutic provision at Beechwood College follows the Autism frameworks and guidelines provided by the Welsh Government and NICE. This includes the need for creative adaptations to therapeutic provision that make this an exciting opportunity for a Clinical/Educational Psychologist or Psychological Practitioner to develop their therapeutic skills.
We have implemented some novel and well-planned adaptations to traditional therapeutic strategies, including adaptations to CBT, ACT, Narrative Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, and others. An evidence-based and model adherent approach is taken to all of our psychological provisions.
Main duties of the job
We are constantly looking to improve our therapeutic resources and regularly look to co-produce revisions of the materials with students.
Systemically supporting staff teams and engaging with carers and family members is also an important role with this team. We lean towards the theoretical ideas found within DDP and attachment-focused literature, including DDP and the House Model. Training staff in these trauma-informed ways of working can really help the development of relationally secure environments that then allow the students to more easily deal with college life and learning. We need a clinician with an interest and skills in working alongside and supporting MDT staff.
The post holder will have the opportunity to work under the supervision of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist to provide comprehensive assessment and intervention. They will also have an opportunity to develop their own supervision skills, as appropriate, with Assistant Psychologists and/or Trainee placements.
About us
Our organisation places a strong emphasis and value on psychological services and will invest in your ongoing development. You will be part of a large clinical services department across our group with access to clinical and forensic psychologist and AHP colleagues. Research and networking interests are supported and encouraged. We have good links with local clinical training courses and academic centres: the post holder will be encouraged to supervise trainee Clinical/Educational Psychologists or other trainee clinicians on placement.
We invite applicants with experience of working with service users with complex needs and challenging behaviours along with those who have an interest and prior experience of delivering evidenced-based interventions for Autistic individuals.
Job responsibilities
1. To provide a specialised psychological assessment and therapy to the students of Beechwood College.
2. To work autonomously in accordance with The British Psychological Society Code of Conduct, Ethical Principles & Guidelines 2004, HCPC registration policies, and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
3. To contribute to the development of local team policies and procedures in order to facilitate improvements in service quality.
4. To supervise and train other professionals and contribute to the training of trainee clinical psychologists.
5. To utilise specialised research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Doctorate in Clinical/Educational Psychology
* OR
* Professional Registration in relevant health profession (Nursing, OT, SALT) plus further training in psychological therapy
* Advanced PBS training
* Post graduate training in CBT / DBT / ACT / CFT / other therapies adapted for individuals with Autism
* Mental Capacity Act Training
* Experience of teaching other staff
* Experience in Autism services
* Experience in Learning Disability services
* Working within a Multi-Disciplinary Team
* Attending reviews and case conferences
* Use of SPSS
* Personal Characteristics
* Calm under pressure
* Creative
* Empathic
* Excellent written skills and report writing
* High level of initiative
* Thorough
* Willing to try new things
* General Full Driving Licence
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.
£44,398 to £51,706 a year depending on experience band 7 to 8a
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