Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychologist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 333-J-BR-0762-A
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Appletree House, The Kingswood Centre
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £61,631 - £68,623 Per annum pro rata inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Job overview
Brent Community Learning Disability Team is located in the diverse and vibrant London borough of Brent. We are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our friendly and supportive team. This role aims to provide clinical excellence in order to improve the quality of life for adults with a learning disability in Brent.
The successful applicant may have contact with service users. As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this
remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course, patients and service users when working in our healthcare
settings.
Main duties of the job
The psychological provision in the Brent Community Learning Disability Team works within a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, and nurses.
This post will involve the assessment of learning disabilities including the interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests. It will further involve therapeutic work with individuals and their carers, families and groups. You will receive regular clinical supervision and will have the opportunity for teaching, training, consultation within the multidisciplinary team and contribute to service development.
Working for our organisation
We're passionate about delivering safe and effective care in a community setting or in the individual's own home. Our service users are at the heart of everything we do. Providing excellent clinical care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our service users, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee, we are hoping to find our future leaders and will support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, emotional disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, enhancement treatment, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at - there's always a place for you at CNWL.
You will work from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm providing a service for adults experiencing learning disabilities in the Brent area. The post will be based at Appletree House, The Kingswood Centre, Kingsbury, London NW9 9QY.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a highly specialist psychology service to people with learning disabilities accessing the Brent Community Learning Disability Team including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in Learning Disability.
To undertake service evaluation, audit and research.
To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.
Person specification
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Entry-level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level additional training) that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration.
- Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice related to Learning Disability or Autism through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice–based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma.
- Additional training in a specialised area of psychological practice related to Learning Disability or Autism through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice–based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma.
- Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Further training in Positive Behaviour Support, Functional Analysis or Applied Behaviour Analysis
- Further training in systemic or family therapy
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in Learning Disability
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in Learning Disability
- Experience of supervising assistant and trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training
- Post-qualification experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities
- Experience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary team in the context of highly emotive or distressed behaviours
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological assessments and interventions for people with Learning Disabilities/autistic people
- Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
- Doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of Positive Behaviour Support
Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings
- Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological interventions, and to deal with unexpected interruptions or changes during these
- Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour
- Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self
Skills
Essential criteria
- To be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials
- Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Doherty
- Job title
- Principle Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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