Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist

Job overview

Serving people with learning disabilities in the London Borough of Hackney, the Hackney Integrated Learning Disability Team is an integrated health and social care multidisciplinary service. The service is committed to facilitation and liaison with local health and social care provider services in order that people with learning disabilities can access mainstream services where possible and that their experience and outcomes are good. Additionally, the service provides specialist input to clients where this is required.

Main duties of the job

Providing a highly specialist clinical psychology service to people with learning disability and their families/carers including assessment, development and implementation of specialist psychological interventions, the post holder will develop a key role in the Hackney Integrated Learning Disability Service. The postholder will contribute to the continuing development of psychology and of the service. Acting autonomously the postholder will manage a defined caseload of complex cases independently, evidencing problem solving and clinical reasoning skills in line with evidence based and client-centred principles. S/he will be involved in clinical research and development where appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Ensure a high standard of clinical care for the clients and those of more junior staff providing a comprehensive and appropriate psychology service to clients, families and carers 2. Play a key role in the advanced assessment and treatment of clients who may have acute, chronic or complex presentation and determine clinical diagnosis and intervention required 3. Assess clients’ needs and direct to other services as appropriate 4. Maintain records as an autonomous practitioner 5. Communicate effectively with health and social care professionals and outside agencies regarding client care and progress 6. Communicate with other members of the Team regarding policies, service development and management plans 7. Undertake a significant clinical caseload working under supervision in collaboration with other agencies and health and social care professionals

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.