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Specialist Clinical Psychologist

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City Of London, United Kingdom NHS Full time

Job Summary We are seeking an enthusiastic psychologist passionate about improving the quality of care and support we deliver to people with mental health problems & learning disabilities. You will be thoughtful and resilient in the way you work in a multidisciplinary staff team within a busy learning disability health care setting with exciting challenges. You will be interested in working with external partners to develop supportive networks and have energy, drive and enthusiasm for working with complex and challenging cases which require clear communication across agencies. You will be expected to provide psychological assessments and interventions with people who have a learning disability and mental health problems and/or behavioural difficulties, across a variety of community settings, with individuals, groups, families and staff teams. You will be part of a service that strives for clinical excellence and aims to support its staff to feel valued, with opportunities for training and development and encouragement of active participation in relevant service developments. Career Progression Pathways and Development Opportunities We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We offer in‑service training and development in Positive Behaviour Support approaches, systemic interventions and reflective practice within a diversity and difference framework. Responsibilities Providing specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions across a range of community settings. Contributing to psychologically based thinking to enhance understanding and care of all clients of the service, across all settings. Actively contributing to client care through team meetings, multidisciplinary supervision, network meetings and other interagency and professional meetings. Effectively manage an identified caseload. Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients. Work closely with MDT colleagues to enhance care and manage risk. Contribute to WLDHT service development, including attending meetings and providing training. Take an active role in psychology service developments. Use opportunities for reflective practice through supervision. Contribute to the supervision of assistant psychologists. Contribute to specialist assessments, such as cognitive, dementia, and ASD. Deliver PBS based interventions to enhance the quality of service users lives. The post holder will work alongside a team of psychologists providing specialist clinical psychology services to adults with learning disabilities, including those with mental health needs, ASD and challenging behaviour. The post holder will be part of a caring and supportive psychology service, with qualified clinicians, a behaviour specialist and assistant psychologists. Applicants will be required to work autonomously and within professional guidelines whilst providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy to clients. This will involve undertaking direct assessment and intervention with the client or indirect assessment, monitoring and intervention with staff or carers. The post holder will work closely with MDT colleagues (including psychiatry, behavioural specialist, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and dietetics) through MDT meetings and multidisciplinary supervision. This will include sharing formulations to enhance psychologically based care and managing risk. The psychology service provides specialist assessments (ASD and dementia) as well as specialist interventions. The post holder will work across a variety of settings, including family homes, colleges and day services, and will provide consultation and advice to other health colleagues (including inpatient services), sharing specialist learning disability knowledge. The post holder will have opportunities to provide training to the team through shared learning events and to contribute to Trust‑wide PBS training. The post holder will be encouraged to contribute to the development of the psychology service and wider team, and will have opportunities to develop knowledge of specialist assessments (including ASD and dementia assessments) and interventions (including PBS based interventions, systemically informed interventions and interventions for trauma). Qualifications and Experience Training & Qualification – Essential Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the HCPC. Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council as a practitioner psychologist under the appropriate domain. Training & Qualification – Desirable Pre‑qualification training in research methodology, staff training. Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice (e.g. systemic therapy) through formal post‑qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses in a specialist area of clinical practice. Experience – Essential Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, and in patient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Experience of working with professional systems and families in a clinical context. Experience – Desirable Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. Knowledge & Skills – Essential Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment. Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non‑professional groups. Knowledge & Skills – Desirable Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc). High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website. Employer Details South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust Balham Health Centre 120-124 Bedford Hill London SW12 9HS Employer Website https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ Application Details Date Posted: 21 November 2025 Pay Scheme: Agenda for change Band: Band 7 Salary: £56,276 to £63,176 a year pro rata per annum inclusive of inner London HCAS Contract: Permanent Working Pattern: Part‑time Reference Number: 294‑MHCA‑7633989‑JB Job locations: Balham Health Centre – 120‑124 Bedford Hill, London, SW12 9HS #J-18808-Ljbffr