Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Highly Specialist Psychologist to join our adult learning disability inpatient service, at Bankfields Court within Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV). While the focus will be on inpatient work, the post holder will provide cover across the urgent care pathway, which also includes the Intensive Support Team. The post holder will play a key role in supporting adults with learning disabilities who present with complex mental health and autism needs, distress behaviours, and/or acute deterioration requiring assessment and intervention within an inpatient setting., The post holder will provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulation and intervention with individuals, families and support teams as part of an MDT approach. The role includes direct clinical work,supporting reflective practice within the team, and providing consultation, training and clinical supervision. The post holder will also support safe and effective discharge into the community.

As a senior member of the team, the post holder will be expected to demonstrate good leadership skills in supporting MDT colleagues to work psychologically and use person-centred, trauma informed principles of care. The post holder will be a key member of a collective leadership team within Bankfields Court inpatient service.

There are opportunities for innovation and leadership as we look to continually improve our services. There is a strong psychology network across the trust and within Adult Learning Disability, and we have good links with our local DClinPsy & DCounsPsy courses, providing trainee placements and teaching.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.