Band 7/ 8a Highly Specialist Clinical PsychologistinLeicesterinLeicesterPUBLISHED WED 26 MAR 2025
In this specialist position, you will provide high-quality psychological assessments and interventions, drawing on your expertise to support not only individuals but also their families and carers. We encourage creative approaches, from one-to-one therapy and group work to consultation with health professionals. Whether you’re an experienced practitioner or a newly qualified psychologist seeking a preceptorship, your insights will be valued and respected. Join us in championing the rights of our service users while furthering your professional development in a nurturing environment. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you!
8a Clinical Forensic or Counselling Psychologist for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Leicestershire. (Also ideal for a newly qualified Candidate interested in 7/8a Preceptorship available - contact us to discuss or if you are a CBT Therapist interested).
An opportunity has arisen within our team for 0.4 WTE. 8A clinical, forensic, or counselling psychologists. An 8A candidate will have post qualification experience in LD and enjoy working in the specialty or maybe looking to broaden their experiences and apply your transferable skills to support adults with LD.
We are a small friendly team of practitioner psychologists dedicated to working with individuals with learning disabilities and their families and carers.
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join us. You will also work alongside other professional groups including community nurses, psychiatry, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy as well as multi-agency colleagues.
We work in a variety of clinic and community-based settings with multiple bases across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. There is the opportunity for flexible and hybrid/home working. Modes of working include one-to-one therapy, group work, systemic approaches with families and carers, consultation and supervision with allied health professionals and collaboration with multi-agency colleagues as well as advocating for the rights and needs of our service users.
To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to adults with a learning disability, their families and their carers to include:
- Specialist psychological assessments, development of formulations, and implementation of psychological interventions within the scientist-practitioner framework.
- To draw upon an extensive knowledge of psychological theory in order to interpret complex information and communicate this to others in an accessible way.
- To work with others including: multi-disciplinary and multi-agency colleagues, and provision of specialist advice and consultancy as required.
- To work autonomously within the boundaries of the Code of Practice of the HCPC, local trust policies and to be accountable for own professional actions.
- To plan and prioritise their own workload.
- To provide a lead specialist role in psychologically based assessments and interventions within a team and offer specialist advice and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to diagnosis and treatment.
- To supervise work of less experienced psychologists, counsellors, clinical psychology trainees, assistant or clinical associate psychologists.
- To undertake audit, Research and Development within the learning disability service and Continued Professional Development activities.
Please see the attached Job Descriptions and Person Specifications for both the Band 7 and Band 8a roles.
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