Job overview
I am Vicky, the Consultant Clinical Psychologist for the Learning Disability (LD) Care Hub. At the LD care hub we serve adults aged 18+ years and with some provision to children and young people. The LD care hub includes Radcliffe Place which provides short-term accommodation and therapy for people with a learning disability, aged 16 to 25 years, from across Greater Manchester, as well as five community teams across the footprint of Pennine Care. We are looking for a innovative and compassionate community based Clinical Psychologist. Newly qualified Clinical Psychologists are encouraged to apply and join our supportive preceptorship programme. We have an established a consultant led specialist learning disability clinical psychology pathway that works as an essential element of a multidisciplinary model of care. Clinical Psychology is valued locally within our community teams and within the wider Trust. Working base will be discussed at interview. We offer a robust supervision and development structure. You will be part of an expanding, energetic, innovative LD care hub team that values coproduction and working alongside people with lived experience and promotes trauma informed care. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi-agency team, working alongside Clinical Psychologists, Learning Disability Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychiatrists and other multidisciplinary mental health practitioners.
Main duties of the job
To practice as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary learning disability team providing a highly specialist direct and indirect clinical psychology services to people with learning disabilities and their support system.
The postholder will take an active role in coordinating service development and engagement by supporting: service delivery including development and delivery of psychological pathways, development and delivery of training, conducting research, audit, and evaluation. We are committed to developing our staff and supporting career progression. Successful applicants will have numerous opportunities to engage in CPD related activities. In addition to this the post holder will have the opportunity to engage with our learning disability research hub alongside our research partners across Greater Manchester.
Working for our organisation
About the Trust
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our
#PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work. Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this
post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental health difficulties, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
1. Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
2. Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
3. Access to Continued Professional Development
4. Involvement in improvement and research activities
5. Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
6. Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our
#PennineCarePeople
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be a member of the Community Learning Disabilities Team and will provide clinical psychology services in this context. The post holder will be expected to work withpeople with learning disabilities, their families, support staff, and other professionals around highly complex, psychological, emotional or behavioural issues. This includes working with complex challenging behaviour, abuse, family breakdown, personality disorders and severe and enduring mental health problems, risk of harm to self or others.
Person specification
Education/qualifications
Essential criteria
* Doctoral Level Training in Clinical Psychology, or its equivalent from a British Psychological Society GBC-accredited Course.
* Current Practitioner Psychologist registration with the HCPC, which must be maintained.
Desirable criteria
* Post-doctoral training or qualification in additional specialised areas of Psychological Practice, including psychological therapy (e.g. DBT, CAT, Mindfulness) and / or approaches to challenging behaviour (Positive behaviour support, Applied, behaviour analysis)
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist.
* Experience of working as a Clinical Psychologist with adults or children with learning disabilities with complex psychological needs, challenging behaviour, autism and forensic / high risk presentations
* Experience of undertaking highly specialist psychological assessment of adults with a learning disability, using a range of specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment tools integrated with other methods of assessment and sources of information
* Experience of undertaking comprehensive risk assessments and developing robust risk mitigation plans in collaboration with others.
* Experiencing of developing and sharing multi-faceted, evidence-based psychological formulations
* Experience of delivering a wide range of direct and indirect psychological interventions, for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams
* Experience of providing psychological advice, guidance and consultation to a variety of recipients.
* Experience of promoting psychological mindedness within a multi-disciplinary team context.
* Experience of designing and delivering training
* Experience of providing clinical psychology leadership within a multidisciplinary context.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of undertaking service-related audit, service evaluation or research within a learning disability service
* Experience of adapting psychological assessments / interventions for people from different cultural backgrounds.
* Experience of contributing to service redesign or innovative service development.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Knowledge of legal frameworks relevant to adults with a learning disability and autism.
* Knowledge of policies and procedures relevant to the role.
* Knowledge of relevant national and local service drivers for transformation and service development within learning disability services
* Up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based psychological practices for adults with learning disabilities and autism
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
* Ability to work creatively, flexibly and adapt approaches to meet referral needs
* Well-developed skills in communicating effectively orally, and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, families, carers, and colleagues, both within and outside the NHS.
* Good Information technology skills required as the team is paperless and uses electronic recording systems for all aspects of work.
* Skills in working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Skills in the use of a range of psychological assessment and intervention with complex and challenging clients, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Skills in maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse
* Well-developed confidence, resilience, and the ability to maintain a calm approach when faced with complex team dynamics and work pressures
* Skills in complex formulation, drawing on a broad base of theoretical knowledge and psychological methods.
* Ability to work autonomously, and direct and support the work of psychology colleagues
Desirable criteria
* Skills in routine evaluation of clinical practice
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✅ If You're Offered the Role - If successful, the hiring manager will contact you directly with a verbal offer. They will then notify the Recruitment Team and submit the necessary paperwork. You’ll receive a formal conditional offer via email
🔍 Pre-Employment Checks - To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with. These include:
* Identity verification
* Right to work check
* Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
* Professional registration and/or qualification check
* Occupational health assessment
* Employment history and reference validation
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If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.
🚀 Once Checks Are Complete -
The Recruitment Team will coordinate with you and the hiring manager to confirm a start date. You’ll be booked onto a Trust Welcome Session and receive your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
📣 Additional Information -
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.
If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.
If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.
Please note:
* We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.
* We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and need extra time or adjustments to complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible. We will ensure you are not disadvantaged where a reasonable adjustment is appropriate.
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