Candidates must possess specialized training and experience in forensic and clinical psychology, particularly concerning intellectual disabilities and autism. The role also includes providing training for healthcare providers and supporting service development from a psychological perspective for forensic clients. Interested applicants are encouraged to refer to the complete job description and person specification for further details.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who values MDT working and has a passion for improving the lives of forensic people with LDA.
We are looking for either a secondment or fixed term contract to cover the B8b highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist within the Transforming Care (TC) Community Forensic Team (CFT). This post will run for 11 months from December 2024 until November 2025.
This post is open to both full or part time hours. Should this be a secondment opportunity, we can consider this being a split post across both the current team and CFT, if this would work for the current teams functioning.
The purpose of this role is to provide a Clinical/Forensic Psychology provision to individuals with Intellectual Disability and/or who fit the Transforming Care Programme as part of the Community Forensic Team. You must have specialist forensic and clinical training and experience, including with intellectual disability and/or autism.
Please read the person specification and job description for full details of this post. Please contact Paul Bates for further clarification
Overview of the key duties are:
- Complete comprehensive risk assessments and formulations.
- Provide psychological intervention to individuals with an intellectual disability and/ or autism.
- To ensure there is provision of clinical supervision, clinical leadership and reflective practice within the team.
- Provide liaison and consultation to other LPFT teams and/ or other teams who work with our patient group.
- To work as part of the MDT to reduce the risk of admission for individuals on the TC cohort.
- To develop and provide training to healthcare providers who support our patient group.
- To support the team manager by leading on service development and systematic provision planning from a psychological perspective, specifically in relation to the service for forensic clients with intellectual disability and/or autism.
About us
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
Childcare Vouchers
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Get in touch today:
Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For more information, please contact Paul Bates, via email at or by telephone .
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