Lead Clinical Psychologist

We are looking for an 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist to join the leadership of the new regional Learning Disability and Autism Unit, The post is based initially at the Additional Support Unit (ASU) in Exeter for Adults with a Learning Disability and then at the new unit in Dawlish from mid 2025.

You will be a senior part of the Devon LD Clinical Psychology team while working in and sharing the clinical leadership of the regional LDA Unit. You will be part of a rich multi-disciplinary team, and provide a Clinical Psychology service via complex assessment, intervention, training, consultation and supervision. Our teams are experienced, cohesive and mutually supportive.

Psychology is highly valued in the Learning Disability service. We have a caring and mutually supportive culture that is a vital foundation for the challenging but rewarding work that we do. Your LDAU role will be part of a wider Clinical Psychology team covering the LDAU and the Intensive Assessment Teams across Devon. We will link you in with inpatient psychologists across DPT and the UK., To improve the psychological health & wellbeing of people with learning disabilities or autistic people and to provide psychological services to people are admitted to the regional LDA Unit, a ten bed inpatient assessment and treatment unit.

This will be achieved in this post by:

1. Ensuring the systematic provision of a high quality psychological service to people with Learning Disabilities or autistic people who are admitted into the LDA Unit..

2. Providing clinical leadership, co-ordination and supervision for staff, trainees and volunteers employed by or attached to the psychology service.

3. Taking a leadership role in the development and delivery of psychological interventions for people with Learning Disabilities or autistic people.

4. Overseeing the delivery of psychological support of the patients on the unit, and providing advice and consultancy to patients and professionals.

5. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team.

6. The post holder will receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordance with Trust policy and Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the Health Professions Council/British Psychological Society.

7. Contributing to the management of psychology services within the unit.

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do