Clinical Psychologist - Development Post B7 / B8ainCoventryinCoventryPUBLISHED THU 14 NOV 2024
Candidates who do not yet meet the criteria for the Band 8a position may be considered for a Development Post at Band 7, with a structured pathway to progress to Band 8a within two years. This role encourages applications from newly qualified clinicians, emphasizing a commitment to fostering growth and competency in the field. Interested individuals can reach out to the Principal Clinical Psychologist or the Consultant Clinical Psychologist for more information.
Are you passionate about supporting people with a learning disability? Would you liketo make a difference to people's lives and support them to live a meaningful life in the community?
We are looking to employ a Clinical Psychologist to join our well-established Intensive Support Team for adults with a learning disability. You will be joining existing psychologists in the team where there is strong, true multi-disciplinary working and where the contribution of psychological services staff is highly valued.
Our aim is to work collaboratively as an MDT to support those people to avoid unnecessary admission to hospital remaining at home in the community with an improved quality of life.We also support individuals through discharge transition out of hospital. Our team works in partnership with the individual, their families and carers to gain a greater understanding of their needs and works closely with the local community learning disability teams and social care to ensure a cohesive approach and continuity of care.
Along with existing psychological services colleagues, you will provide input to IST in the form of specialist assessments, psychological interventions, team formulation, consultation, training and supervision of other qualified staff.
Successful applicants will receive excellent support and regular, good quality supervision and opportunities for continuing professional development. We have well-established links with the Coventry and Warwick Doctoral Training courses in Clinical Psychology, providing core placements, teaching sessions and supervising doctoral research projects. We are also developing further research links with Warwick University and there will be a variety of opportunities to maintain and develop your research skills.
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If you do not yet meet the criteria for the band 8a role, we will support applications from candidates that meet the criteria for the band 7 role and job description (please see additional documents on NHS jobs).
In these instances, the successful candidate would be appointed to a Development Post role at band 7 and provided opportunities and support to progress to the band 8a role upon successful completion of a preceptorship programme. It is expected that this process will be achievable within a period of up to two years, although timescales may vary between different staff members in Development Posts. In the event that elements of the expected competencies to progress to 8a are not fully met, the role will remain as a band 7.
This will be further discussed as part of the interview and recruitment process as appropriate. Applications from newly qualified/soon to qualify clinicians are therefore welcomed.
For further information please contact , Principal Clinical Psychologist: or Dr Claire David, Consultant Clinical Psychologist:
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