A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a part-time clinical psychologist to work with the Enhanced Crisis Aversion Team within North Tyneside Community Learning Disability Team.
This post will largely focus on the psychological needs of children and adults within PBS pathways and providing consultation to the Enhanced Crisis Aversion Team within the Community Learning Disability Team.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Provide a highly specialist clinical psychology assessment and consultation therapy service to children and adults with learning disabilities and their families and carers in the area serviced by North Tyneside Community Learning Disability Team.
2. Undertake research and audit for policy and service development within the area served by the team.
3. Supervise assistant psychologists and trainees on placement from doctoral courses in clinical psychology.
4. Role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape a collective leadership culture within the trust.
5. Provide psychological assessments, therapeutic, consultative and advisory services in relation to children and adults with learning disabilities, their families and carers.
6. Provide consultation and clinical supervision to other team members.
Qualifications and Experience:
Applicants should have experience in working within Learning Disability services and show strong patient-centred values. The successful applicants will be enthusiastic, motivated, and demonstrate a commitment to delivering excellent mental health care and evidence-based interventions. Opportunities to develop special interests will be encouraged, as will opportunities to undertake service development and research activities.
Our service maintains strong links to the local Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Programmes, providing clinical placements. There are excellent opportunities for peer support, supervision, CPD, teaching, training, research and audit.
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Jan 2025.
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