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Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist (Band 7) and supervise trainee clinical psychologistable to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist
- Experience
Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment
- Qualifications
Post-graduate degree (or its equivalent if trained prior to 1996) in clinical psychology or counselling, accredited by BPS
- Qualifications
Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Qualifications
Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Qualifications
Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapiest)
Job overview
Join a dynamic and supportive team at Walker Close, Ipswich!
We are seeking a qualified Clinical Psychologist to join our Learning Disability and Autism Intensive Support Team (IST).
The IST is a tertiary team of health professionals who provide specialist support for individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism who are under either a learning disability, mental health or youth community team.
We support people who may be experiencing distress, or behaviours that are difficult to manage, and who need extra help to stay safe and well.
You’ll be part of a friendly, motivated multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively to support individuals with complex needs.
We offer a strong culture of professional development, with access to protected training time and opportunities to enhance your skills. You’ll also be involved in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing patient experience and outcomes.
If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role are to be part of an innovative team working towards reducing behaviours of concern, avoiding hospital admissions, and supporting individuals in a range of settings. You will undertake psychological assessments, formulations and interventions as part of the MDT. There will also be the opportunity for service development and evaluation, research and teaching.
This post would suit a qualified Clinical Psychologist with an interest in working with people with learning disabilities and autism. Newly qualified clinical psychologists are also welcome to apply.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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.
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This advert is for Clinical Psychologist - Band 8a with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 gross per annum (pro rata). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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