We fully support the use of AI and other tools to assist in writing your application. However, it's essential that the content, especially your supporting statement, is personalised and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your genuine experiences and qualifications to ensure authenticity and credibility Job overview Salary Dependent on Banding - Band 7 or 8a 1 WTE post We are a forward-thinking department in terms of the services we provide to our service users, how we influence the wider system and the development and progression of our staff. You will be part of a small but supportive psychology team made up of Clinical and Assistant Psychologists. We routinely provide placements for colleagues in training through our link with the Trent Doctoral course. We are keen to grow our team and develop to a position of excellence in the provision of psychology to people with Intellectual Disabilities. The post holder would primarily work within our Community Intellectual Disability Team (CIDT) services in North and West Notts but would input into directorate wide pathways. These teams cover Mansfield, Ashfield, Bassetlaw and Newark. There may also be the opportunity to work into our Intensive Community Assessment and Treatment Team (ICATT). We have a vacancy at an 8a level but welcome and encourage applicants wishing to be considered for a 7 to 8a preceptorship role for anyone wishing to develop a career within Intellectual Disabilities. A band 7 candidate would be supported to successfully plan and complete a competency framework in order to progress to band 8a, having demonstrated the skills and competence to work at this level. We will be encouraging new colleagues to come with ideas for research and ensure a job plan that enables the time and support to follow this through. Advert The IDD service provides specialist care for those aged over 18 with intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental conditions, focusing on those whose needs cannot be met by a mainstream provision. We work to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of our service users, whatever their complexity of need. There are four Community Intellectual Disability Teams (CIDT’s) providing high quality, multidisciplinary assessment and treatment to people with Intellectual Disabilities across Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County. They work closely with partners in primary care, social care, the private and voluntary sectors to maximise opportunity, health and quality of life for people in the community. The role will be varied, providing supervision, consultation, teaching and support to colleagues. There will be direct work with service users & families. You will work closely with team members, maximising and ensuring effective governance of psychological work. There is opportunity to develop special interests in therapeutic interventions and specialist assessment. WTE 37.5 Hrs per week (Part time / Flexible working options would be available. We are happy to discuss working from home arrangements). Working for our organisation TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons. We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health. We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity. The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team. The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Clinical Psychology Service employs 13 psychologists when fully staffed, on a number of City and County sites. We work in Community Intellectual Disability Teams (CIDT), Intensive Community Assessment and Treatment teams (ICATT) and the Specialist Inpatient unit Orion. Our wider team includes the psychologists in the Neurodevelopmental Specialist Service (NeSS). We enjoy strong relationships with local clinical psychology training courses and host trainees on a regular basis. We aim to provide a compassionate, respectful, personalised, dynamic, and evolving psychology service. Alongside providing high quality assessment and intervention, a key driver for the psychology service is to contribute psychological understandings to all the teams and services we work with, using psychological theories and evidence to deepen and broaden existing understandings of the people involved. We work in partnership with our multidisciplinary colleagues, and with service users and their carers, to maximise wellbeing and quality of life. We draw flexibly on a broad range of models and types of intervention, our clinicians are trained in models such as CAT, EMDR, DBT and NET. You will provide psychology input within one or more community teams and this may include the ICAT Team, including specialist assessment and treatment, consultation, training and supervision. You will contribute to service evaluation and research. You must be a qualified and registered clinical psychologist, or working towards this, with experience of working in the field of intellectual disability and/or related areas. You must have excellent writing skills. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. For a fuller description of the role please see the attached Job Description. Additional Information We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants. 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