Highly Specialist Clinical / Counselling Psychologist - Band 8a
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Uxbridge Moor, Hillingdon
Highly Specialist Clinical / Counselling Psychologist - Band 8a
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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Uxbridge Moor, Hillingdon
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 4 days ago, 2 Jun | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
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Full Job Description
Highly Specialist Clinical / Counselling Psychologist - Band 8a
Location: Hillingdon Community Learning Disability Team, Uxbridge
Organisation: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL)
Contract Type: Full-Time
Salary: Band 8a NHS Agenda for Change
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Highly Specialist Clinical / Counselling Psychologist to join the Hillingdon Community Learning Disability Team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced psychologist to work within a well-established multidisciplinary team supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people across the Hillingdon borough. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and evidence-based interventions while contributing to service development, supervision, and leadership within the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver highly specialist psychological assessments and interventions for adults with learning disabilities and autistic people
- Develop formulations and Positive Behaviour Support plans where appropriate
- Undertake risk assessments and contribute to risk management planning
- Provide consultation, supervision, and training to multidisciplinary colleagues
- Support families, carers, and partner agencies to deliver person-centred care
- Contribute to service development, audit, research, and quality improvement initiatives
- Supervise trainee and assistant psychologists
- Promote trauma-informed and psychologically informed approaches across the service
What We're Looking For
- HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
- Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology or equivalent recognised qualification
- Significant post-qualification experience working within Learning Disability services
- Experience undertaking complex psychological assessments and interventions
- Experience supervising assistant and trainee psychologists
- Strong communication, leadership, and multidisciplinary working skills
- Commitment to evidence-based and person-centred practice
Desirable
- Experience in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), Functional Analysis, or Applied Behaviour Analysis
- Experience working with autistic adults and individuals presenting with behaviours that challenge
- Experience contributing to research, audit, and service development projects
What’s on Offer
- Opportunity to join a highly regarded Community Learning Disability Team
- Strong multidisciplinary support and clinical leadership
- Ongoing professional development and supervision
- Opportunities for teaching, research, and service development
- Flexible and supportive working environment within CNWL
If you are an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist looking for your next opportunity within Learning Disability Services, we would welcome a confidential discussion.
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What We're Looking For:HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling PsychologistDoctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology or equivalent recognised qualificationSignificant post-qualification experience working within Learning Disability servicesExperience undertaking complex psychological assessments and interventionsExperience supervising assistant and trainee psychologistsStrong communication, leadership, and multidisciplinary working skillsCommitment to evidence-based and person-centred practice
Desirable:Experience in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), Functional Analysis, or Applied Behaviour AnalysisExperience working with autistic adults and individuals presenting with behaviours that challengeExperience contributing to research, audit, and service development projects
What's on Offer:Opportunity to join a highly regarded Community Learning Disability TeamStrong multidisciplinary support and clinical leadershipOngoing professional development and supervisionOpportunities for teaching, research, and service developmentFlexible and supportive working environment within CNWL
If you are an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist looking for your next opportunity within Learning Disability Services, we would welcome a confidential discussion.