Lead Clinical Psychologist

We are looking for an 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist (0.8 WTE) to join the Devon Learning Disability Service, to help us support the wellbeing of one of the most vulnerable and marginalised sections of our population.

You will be part of the Clinical Psychology leadership team across Devon, as well as providing clinical leadership to the Mid and North Devon Psychology teams. You will contribute to service development and training as well as providing a Clinical Psychology service via complex assessment, intervention and consultation. You will oversee clinical supervision within your team as well as providing clinical supervision to Psychologists at 8a and below. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team including Nursing, Psychiatry, Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language therapy. You will maintain and develop relationships with partner agencies and local providers. You will find that our team is experienced, cohesive and mutually supportive.

The LD Psychology family is a valuable and valued part of the LD service. We work closely with our colleagues in a caring and mutually supportive culture. We are committed to compassionate, respectful and equitable care for people with Learning Disabilities using a biopsychosocial model that is trauma-informed and sensitive to the individual. We have close links with both the Plymouth and Exeter Doctoral Programmes., We are looking for candidates with experience of working with individuals with a Learning Disability. You will be undertaking complex assessments and supporting clinicians carrying out assessments; developing individual formulations; contributing to MDT formulation; best practice reviews; designing complex and multicomponent interventions and delivering these directly and indirectly via individual or group therapies, care planning, training and consultation. We would expect you to have experience of psychometric assessment, consultation and at least two forms of therapeutic intervention (such as Positive Behaviour Support, CBT or DBT), as well as an understanding of the latest evidence around interventions.

Working alongside Operational and Clinical Team Managers, Clinical Psychology Professional Lead and other senior Psychologists, you will take a role in promoting clinical effectiveness, developing and reviewing service provision; including assessment and intervention pathways and outcome measures in order to improve our service user journey; maximising the wellbeing of individuals with a Learning Disability in Devon.

To help you maintain your skills in a specialist therapeutic approach, we have an arrangement with Psychological Professions colleagues across Adult Mental Health. We can therefore arrange protected sessions for you, outside of the LD team if necessary, to deliver therapy and access specialist supervision to maintain your accreditation.

We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values 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 & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

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.