Highly Specialist Clinical or counselling psychologist

Job title:

Highly Specialist Clinical or counselling psychologist

Company

NHS

Job description

Two vacant posts have arisen for 8a counselling or clinical psychologists in a newly restructured learning disability psychology service that works across three multi-disciplinary teams in Manchester city, covering North, Central and South localities.We would also be open to offering a band 7 to 8a preceptorship, where you would be appropriately supported to engage in a development plan with a view to moving to band 8a usually after a minimum of 18 months, dependent upon you meeting the necessary competencies.You would have the benefit of working with some very experienced psychologists, including being led by a consultant clinical psychologist. You would be based in one of the localities but there will also be opportunities to work City wide to further develop skills and utilise your expertise.This is an exciting time to join us as there have been substantial changes within the service and with this will come lots of opportunities for service development work.Supervision is highly valued and you would be offered this regularly, in addition to regular professional specific meetings across the city.Main duties of the jobTo ensure the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist psychology service to Manchester Specialist Health Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities, promoting an understanding of the psychological needs of people with learning disabilities and their wider systems.To provide specialist assessment of adults with complex learning disabilities, using specialist assessment tools and psychological inventories, co-constructing formulations, and designed and delivering individualised psychological interventions.To provide regular specialist psychological advice, guidance, consultation and training to the multi-disciplinary teams and to the wider support networks of adults with learning disabilities.To play a leading role in the proposing, implement and evaluating practice changes within the area served by teams.To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by assistant psychologists, psychologists in training and other clinical members of the teams who provide psychologically based care andinterventions.To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team.To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research benefiting the whole service and wider learning disability community.About usMFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.Date posted27 January 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalaryDepending on experience Dependent upon experienceContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number349-LCO-6674382*Job locationsManchester Learning Disability PartnershipCrescent Bank, Humphrey Street, Cheetham Hill, M8 9JSManchesterM8 9JSJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!Person SpecificationEssentialEssential

• Doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology accredited by the BPS
• Eligibility for Graduate Membership of BPS.
• Current registration with the Health Professions Council.
• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities

Desirable

• At least one years post-graduate experience
• Experience of working as a psychologist with people with learning disabilities

Person SpecificationEssentialEssential

• Doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology accredited by the BPS
• Eligibility for Graduate Membership of BPS.
• Current registration with the Health Professions Council.
• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities

Desirable

• At least one years post-graduate experience
• Experience of working as a psychologist with people with learning disabilities

Expected salary

Location

Manchester

Job date

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 07:01:08 GMT

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