Overview
Looking to develop in your career? Are you passionate about supporting people with a learning disability? Would you like to make a difference to peoples lives and support them to live a meaningful life in the community? This post is funded as full-time; however we would consider between this and minimum of 30hrs per week.
We are looking to employ a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to join our well-established Intensive Support Team for adults with a learning disability. You will be joining existing psychologists in the team where there is strong, true multi-disciplinary working and where the contribution of psychological services staff is highly valued.
Our aim is to work collaboratively as an MDT to support those people to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital remaining at home in the community with an improved quality of life. We also support individuals through discharge transition out of hospital. Our team works in partnership with the individual, their families and carers to gain a greater understanding of their needs and works closely with the local community learning disability teams and social care to ensure a cohesive approach and continuity of care.
Along with existing psychological services colleagues, you will provide input to IST in the form of specialist assessments, psychological interventions, team formulation, consultation, training and supervision of other qualified staff.
Successful applicants will receive excellent support and regular, good quality supervision and opportunities for continuing professional development. We have well-established links with the Coventry and Warwick Doctoral Training courses in Clinical Psychology, providing core placements, teaching sessions and supervising doctoral research projects. We are also developing further research links with Warwick University and there will be a variety of opportunities to maintain and develop your research skills.
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put people at our heart; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These Include
* generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
* excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
* salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
* discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
* wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
* staff networks and support groups
Flexible working arrangements are possible in discussion with the team's operational manager.
For further information please contact, Principal Clinical Psychologist or Dr Claire David, Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
Responsibilities
* Provide input to the Intensive Support Team (IST) as a psychologist, including specialist assessments, psychological interventions, team formulation, consultation, training and supervision of other qualified staff.
Qualifications and requirements
* Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with appropriate registration
* Band 8a or Development Post (Band 7) candidates considered with development plan to progress to Band 8a
* Experience working in learning disability services and MDT settings
* Flexibility for part-time or full-time hours and potential progression to 8a
In these instances, the successful candidate would be appointed to a Development Post at band 7 and provided opportunities and support to progress to the band 8a role upon successful completion of a preceptorship programme. Timescales may vary; the process is expected to complete within up to two years. If elements of the competencies to progress to 8a are not fully met, the role will remain as band 7. These details will be discussed during interview and recruitment.
Applications from newly qualified/soon-to-qualify clinicians are welcomed. Flexible working arrangements are possible in discussion with the teams operational manager.
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