Band 8B Clinical Psychologist - Learning Disabilities Professional Lead
HCRG Care Group
Date: 12 hours ago
City: Swindon, England
Contract type: Full time
Job Introduction
We have a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 8b Clinical Psychologist with Learning Disabilities experience to join our friendly and welcoming Learning Disabilities service within Wiltshire as a professional lead.
Within our Learning Disabilities service you will be part of a collaborative team that values each other’s individual experience and you will have the opportunity to explore any particular fields of interest and share your knowledge with your colleagues.
If you are an experienced and skilled Band 8b Psychologist seeking progression into a more managerial role this is a great opportunity for you! You will have opportunities to attend professional meetings, drive forward service development and really make a difference to the Learning Disabilities service.
As part of the team, you will provide highly specialist psychological assessment including neuropsychological and functional assessment, clinical formulations, therapeutic interventions drawing on multiple theoretical models, wider service support to prevent and reduce the incidence and impact of psychosocial/mental health difficulties. As well as direct work with people with learning disabilities, their families and service providers, you would provide consultation, at both an operational and strategic level, as well as clinical supervision and training for colleagues and trainees.
You will provide direction and leadership to the wider organisation on the planning and development of learning disabilities psychology services within the organisation. The importance of support and supervision for psychology staff is prioritised. There are opportunities for joint working and being part of a wider network for Psychologists through various forums. You will be supported by a friendly and innovative team who meet regularly.
If you are looking for a role with flexibility this is the role for you as we offer hybrid working. On the days that you aren’t out working within the community seeing service users you will have the opportunity to work from home contributing to a better work-life balance.
For this role it is essential that you have previous Learning Disabilities experience and that you hold a valid UK driving licence.
Main Responsibility
In this role you will:
The Ideal Candidate
Essential criteria:
We are looking for someone who…
At HCRG Care Group, we value you and your contributions, offering a range of benefits to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing:
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
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We have a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 8b Clinical Psychologist with Learning Disabilities experience to join our friendly and welcoming Learning Disabilities service within Wiltshire as a professional lead.
Within our Learning Disabilities service you will be part of a collaborative team that values each other’s individual experience and you will have the opportunity to explore any particular fields of interest and share your knowledge with your colleagues.
If you are an experienced and skilled Band 8b Psychologist seeking progression into a more managerial role this is a great opportunity for you! You will have opportunities to attend professional meetings, drive forward service development and really make a difference to the Learning Disabilities service.
As part of the team, you will provide highly specialist psychological assessment including neuropsychological and functional assessment, clinical formulations, therapeutic interventions drawing on multiple theoretical models, wider service support to prevent and reduce the incidence and impact of psychosocial/mental health difficulties. As well as direct work with people with learning disabilities, their families and service providers, you would provide consultation, at both an operational and strategic level, as well as clinical supervision and training for colleagues and trainees.
You will provide direction and leadership to the wider organisation on the planning and development of learning disabilities psychology services within the organisation. The importance of support and supervision for psychology staff is prioritised. There are opportunities for joint working and being part of a wider network for Psychologists through various forums. You will be supported by a friendly and innovative team who meet regularly.
If you are looking for a role with flexibility this is the role for you as we offer hybrid working. On the days that you aren’t out working within the community seeing service users you will have the opportunity to work from home contributing to a better work-life balance.
For this role it is essential that you have previous Learning Disabilities experience and that you hold a valid UK driving licence.
Main Responsibility
In this role you will:
- Offer an entirely autonomous highly specialist clinical psychology assessment and treatment service
- Provide an advanced and specialist treatment role utilising highly specialist knowledge and training in appropriate evidence-based psychological models (e.g. CBT, EMDR, DBT, PBS)
- Provide specialist consultancy, advice and clinical supervision to qualified clinical psychology staff and staff from other professions.
- Use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of care by the various teams in the area and where appropriate outside of the area.
- Contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the areas served by the Psychological Therapies Service.
- Develop and deliver training in psychological therapies for multidisciplinary staff.
- Undertake management tasks as delegated by the Senior management team including caseload, supervision, appraisals and service development.
- Provide a leadership role within the Learning Disabilities Psychology service
- Undertake relevant research and teaching in specialist clinical areas.
The Ideal Candidate
Essential criteria:
We are looking for someone who…
- Has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent), is HCPC registered, and eligible for Chartered Psychologist status.
- Has significant post-qualification experience with individuals with learning disabilities.
- Has specialist CPD and training in relevant therapeutic approaches and supervision.
- Is skilled in teaching, training, and supervising both Trainee Clinical Psychologists and professionals from other disciplines.
- Is involved in research, development, and clinical audit work aligned with the role.
- Has strong expertise in specialist assessments, formulations, and therapeutic interventions.
- Has advanced skills in supervision and working with complex cases.
- Is an effective communicator and team player with solid administrative and organisational abilities.
- Demonstrates empathy, emotional resilience, and self-awareness.
- Is comfortable working independently under pressure, including with emotionally challenging or high-risk client groups.
- Has high levels of focus, professionalism, and sensitivity when engaging clients.
- Is capable of working effectively across all levels of the organisation.
- Is physically able to remain seated for extended periods during assessments and aware of potential exposure to challenging situations.
At HCRG Care Group, we value you and your contributions, offering a range of benefits to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing:
- Competitive Pay & Pension : Receive a salary of £62,215 - £72,293 with Agenda for Changer terms and condition, including NHS pension.
- Professional Growth : Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with professionals nationwide to develop and share best practices.
- Exclusive Rewards : Access discounts and offers at leading supermarkets, retailers, and experience providers through our Reward Gateway.
- Wellbeing Support : Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, including counseling, career coaching, and legal advice.
- Flexible Pay Options : Track earnings and access wages through Wagestream, providing financial flexibility.
- Learning & Development : Enhance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities.
- Recognition & Involvement : Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas for service improvements, and stay informed through regular leadership updates.
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
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