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with St Andrew’s Healthcare.
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nQualified Psychologist - Learning Disability & Autism with St Andrew’s Healthcare in Northampton\n\n Northamptonshire is also a great place to live due to having great schools, very reasonable house prices and a good mix of facilities within the town as well as really nice villages and countryside too. Based in the midlands you have great access to the M1 and M6 and will be based under an hours drive / train from London and Birmingham too. Interested? We would love you to apply St Andrews is the UKs leading mental health charity with an excellent and well-deserved reputation as a provider of specialist mental healthcare, and as such, it provides great opportunity for collaborative work and professional development. If you would like to discuss this opportunity or visit the hospital before applying, please contact James Farrelly (Senior Recruitment Consultant) 07827856634 or jcfarrelly@stah.org In return We offer an excellent benefits package including set pay progression linked to experience, 38 days holiday including bank holidays, sickness policy on par with NHS, car lease scheme, free parking, cycle to work scheme, retailer discounts scheme & access to vocational qualifications. Learning Disability & Autism Division Career Level C / Expert / Manager (NHS 7 / 8a) Salary: £50,798 - £57,383 dependent on experience £44,342 - £50,798 (Newly qualified or soon to qualify) Role will be suitable for an experienced Clinical / Forensic Psychologist or a Clinical / Forensic Psychologist due to gain HCPC Registration in next 6 months Take on a new leadership challenge at the forefront of Mental Health Care The Charity We are St Andrew's. We are a mental health Charity and our purpose is to inspire hope for those living with complex mental health needs. We are looking to a future with less stigma, more community support, more research and education, and we aim to be at the forefront of inspiring real change. We want to ensure we can all live in a society where everyone with complex mental health needs is heard, valued and has hope for their future. Come and join us, and support us to help people transform their lives. You will join a team of over 20 Consultant Psychologists, and50 registered Psychologists based across our 3 sites (Northampton, Birmingham and Essex) and our Community Partnerships division. As such, there will be lots of support but also great opportunities for people to progress in their future too. Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrews CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day. The LD/ASD Division delivers specialised assessment and treatment to men and women with a diagnosis of intellectual disability and/or autism and co-morbid mental health, neurodevelopmental and offending / challenging behaviour needs who require hospital treatment. The successful applicant will be joining a well-established psychology department which offers professional support and a wide range of expertise. We seek a HCPC registered applied psychologist, Clinical, Counselling or Forensic, to join our team of psychologists, providing care for patients. You will work clinically as part of a large Multidisciplinary team that includes psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, social work, adult education, CAPS and vocation training and physical health and exercise teams. You will have a caseload of patients and the help of an assistant psychologist. The key tasks are to assess, formulate and deliver treatment and evaluate clinical outcomes to your patients. Psychological treatment is provided within a broad cognitive behavioural model, with a strong emphasis on psychotherapy that addresses the impairments in autism and intellectual disability, psychological treatment for emotional and psychiatric disorder, as well as offence related interventions aimed at reducing recidivism. Clinical risk assessment and management is a major aspect of this role, and you will be, familiar with a range of standardised methods for assessing clinical risks. "}