Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist (Band 7 - 8a preceptorship)
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
BeeU Children and Young People's Mental Health Service is looking for a psychologist to work in our Learning Disability and Intensive Support teams, providing support to young people with a Learning Disability (LD) and/or Autism presenting with behaviours of concern and/or mental health needs.
This job will be considered as a Band 7 - Band 8a preceptorship.
This is a fantastic chance to join a highly motivated, committed multi-disciplinary team, working alongside other psychologists, LD nurses, OT, SLT, Family Therapists, Positive Behaviour Support Practitioners and Support Workers.
With a growing psychology team across BeeU, we are able to provide a robust supervision structure and opportunities for continuing professional development.
Main duties of the job
* To support the provision of a high quality, multi-disciplinary service to children and young people with an LD and/or autism referred to the BeeU LD team and/or IST.
* To provide a psychological service to children and young people with an LD and/or Autism and their families, within a multidisciplinary team and a multi-agency context.
* To provide specialist psychological assessment for young people referred to the service based on the use of appropriate assessment tools, psychological formulation and delivery of intervention with young people, their families and carers and the system around them.
* To work with colleagues across the BeeU service offering consultation and providing support around psychological formulation.
* To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service policies and procedures. In doing so, you will be responsible for adhering to relevant Trust policies and professional ethics and standards and will be accountable for professional and clinical actions.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:
* Supporting your career development and progression
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Options for flexible working
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
* Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccinations every year
* Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Date posted
07 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £60,504 per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
301-KM-25-6946139
Job locations
Severn Fields Health Village, Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 4RQ
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and intervention across a full range of settings.
* Experience of working in community settings.
* Experience of work in multidisciplinary teams and with multi-agency networks.
* Experience working therapeutically with children and young people with a Learning Disability who are experiencing significant emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties, and their families/carers.
* Experience of the looked after population and the issues that impact on their mental health.
Qualifications
* Post-graduate / Doctoral level qualification in Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychology as recognized by the Health Professions Council (HCPC).
* Further training in a specific psychological model / intervention specific to the role remit/area of work.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Severn Fields Health Village, Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 4RQ
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk
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