B7 or Band 8a Clinical Psychologist

at  Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

To ensure high quality, specialist psychology provision to people with a learning disability with complex mental health needs and/or displaying significant behavioural distress . Working within community settings in the Wolverhampton locality. To offer advice, specialist psychological assessment/intervention and or consultation and supervision on this client groups psychological care either directly with the client or indirectly with their systemic support networks. Liaise with psychology colleagues, non-psychology colleagues, external agencies and other non-professional carers regarding client’s psychological support needs .
To perform an important leadership role and work alongside MDT colleagues within and across the settings. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for systematic governance of psychological practice within the service. To propose and implement policy changes with the areas served by the service. To utilise doctoral level research skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
To supervise research carried out by Assistant and Trainee psychologists. Guided by the person centred Transforming care principles of the recovery model ensure that people with a learning disability and additional support needs are safely supported by the full range of services and opportunities that meet their whole life needs and aspirations, in the least restrictive context

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