Clinical Psychologist - Salford, United Kingdom - Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
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Salford, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge.

Together, we've a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore.

If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
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come and take your place with us.

Job overview:


We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join our Adult Learning Disability Team in Salford to cover a period of maternity leave.


You will be part of a small friendly Psychology team, which is a part of a large fully integrated service.

Psychology is highly valued and well-established in our service and joining the team at this time would be an exciting opportunity to be a part of the development of our therapy offer in Salford with the consideration of other proactive ways in which psychological input can be offered to people with learning disabilities, their families/carers.

It would also be a useful opportunity to anyone wishing to gain further experience in a learning disability work setting.

We can offer you a varied and interesting post with regular clinical supervision and CPD opportunities.


Main duties of the job:


You will:

  • Contribute to the provision and development of specialist psychological care provided to adults with learning disabilities.
  • Supervise Assistant Psychologists and a Trainee Clinical Psychologist (if timing was appropriate with trainee placement allocation) and support their clinical and professional development.
  • Lead on our dementia pathway, including ongoing support to the wellestablished links with the mainstream memory service in Salford.
  • Run therapeutic groups and workshops.
  • Offer support and consultation to our health and social care colleagues.

We can offer you:

  • A friendly, supportive and stimulating environment
  • A wellestablished team providing psychological therapy to adults with learning disabilities and systems.
  • A hugely varied role and the opportunity to be a part of changes to the therapeutic offer within the team.
  • Supportive induction, supervision, and CPD opportunities
  • Administrative support, laptops and mobile phones to enable agile and flexible working.

Working for our organisation:

Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation.

Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults.

Twice rated Outstanding by the CQC, Salford Care Organisation is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities:


Person specification:


Qualifications:


Essential criteria:


  • Completion of DClinPsy
  • HCPC registered

Desirable criteria:


  • BPS registered

Experience:


Essential criteria:


  • Knowledge and experience of implementing highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies
  • Understanding of Positive Behaviour Support approaches
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and nonverbal and written when interacting with professionals and individuals with a learning disability and/or autism
  • MDT working

Desirable criteria:


  • Experience of providing supervision

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Applicant requirements:


  • You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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