Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Job summary
As part of
the redesign of the Learning Disability (LD) CAMHS service we are recruiting to
a full-time psychology development post (band 7 to 8a).
The
postholder will initially be employed at band 7 and supported, through the use
of an individualised development plan, to attain the skills necessary to meet
the criteria to move into the band 8a post.
The small
LD CAMHS team now sits within Learning Disability Services and this fresh start
means it is a great time to join it to influence its future development. It also means there is now a clear learning
disability psychology structure to offer supervision and support to the
postholder and to ensure that time for their own professional development will remain
protected.
There will
be flexibility in terms of agreeing a working pattern and official base, with a
balance of working from home. Although
advertised as a full-time post we will consider 30 hours or more.
Please do contact
us to find out more.
Main duties of the job
The
postholder will work with children and young people with learning disabilities
and a range of psychological needs, as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Through
regular supervision they will be supported to further develop their skills in
working with people with more complex difficulties and in areas where the
evidence base is less clear.
Key parts
of the role include contributing to the healthy psychological functioning of
the team and developing good working relationships with colleagues from a range
of agencies.
There will
be opportunities for the postholder to engage in research and projects to help
improve the service offered and to link in with the wider learning disability
service to support their own ongoing professional development. There will be
full support to develop the clinical and leadership skills necessary to meet
the criteria for transition to the Band 8a post.
We
are more than happy to discuss this in more detail.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/BA Honours degree at 2:2 or above in Psychology
- Post graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling/ Forensic/ Health Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- Evidence of regular continuing professional development through further professional training and experience, as required by the
- HCPC and the BPS
- Eligible for registration as a Chartered Psychologist by the BPS
- Registered with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Experience
Essential
- Experience required specific to the role and clinical area.
- Experience of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of conducting clinically relevant research
- Significant experience of supervised practice including working with families and care organisations
- Experience of assessing and providing a wide range of psychological interventions to a wide range of patients presenting with a full range of clinical severity
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for a patients psychological care and treatment
Closing Date: 1 September 2026
To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.