Pulse seeks a determined and experienced Clinical psychologist to join our client's Learning Disabilities team within an NHS trust based in Croydon, Surrey. This position will be available for the appointed Practitioner to start as soon as possible, offering full-time and part-time hours for an ongoing period.
The successful candidate must have strong skills working with people with intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental conditions, trauma histories, and mental health issues and will be highly experienced in working within a Positive Behaviour Support model. Facilitating consultation, teaching, and training is an integral part of the role. The successful applicant will join a highly valued Psychology service as part of the multidisciplinary team for adults with intellectual disabilities. The post holder will provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service within the Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT), including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes. To take the lead and coordinate some of the multidisciplinary pathways in the CLDT, supervise and support clinical psychological assessment and intervention provided by other psychologists, including recently qualified psychologists, behaviour specialist practitioners, assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists, and work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for clinical practice within a current caseload.
To be considered for this role, you must:
- Be HCPC registered
- Have a proven track record in working with mild to complex learning disabilities
- Be analytical and show good attention to detail
What next?
If you are a patient and empathetic Inclusivity Practitioner with a keen interest in helping adults with a range of learning disabilities, please apply today or contact our team for more information.
Benefits of locum work:
- Daily payroll
- Variety of work opportunities in NHS and private sectors
- Expand your skill set more quickly
- Flexible hours of work
Why Pulse?
- Online interviews via HireVue
- First-class support and advice from our specialist consultant teams
- iPoint – Electronic Timesheet smartphone app
- Assistance with travel and finding accommodation
- Streamlined compliance process, utilising new online technology
- Access to high-quality voluntary training
- £300 Recommend a Friend bonus scheme*
*Terms and conditions
Not for you, but know the ideal Psychologist?
If you are registered with Pulse and recommend a friend to us, you can earn £300 per recommendation once they have worked over 200 hours*.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
