Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who values MDT working and has a passion for improving the lives of forensic people with LDA. We are looking for either a secondment or fixed term contract to cover maternity leave for our highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist within the Transforming Care (TC) Community Forensic Team (CFT). This post will run until November 2025. This post can either be a B7 or 8a depending on experience. This post is open to both full or part-time hours. Should this be a secondment opportunity, we can consider this being a split post with your current team, if this would work for the current team's functioning. The purpose of this role is to provide Clinical/Forensic Psychology provision to individuals with Intellectual Disability and/or fit the Transforming Care Programme as part of the Community Forensic Team. The post holder must have specialist forensic/clinical training and experience, including with intellectual disability and/or autism. Main Duties of the Job
Overview of the key duties are: Complete comprehensive risk assessments and formulations. Provide psychological intervention to individuals with an intellectual disability and/or autism. Ensure provision of clinical supervision, clinical leadership, and reflective practice within the team. Provide liaison and consultation to other LPFT teams and/or other teams who work with our patient group. Work as part of the MDT to reduce the risk of admission for individuals on the TC cohort. Develop and provide training to healthcare providers who support our patient group. Support the team manager by leading on service development and systematic provision planning from a psychological perspective, specifically in relation to the service for forensic clients with intellectual disability and/or autism. About Us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism, and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff network groups, and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff. Job Responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post. When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. Person Specification
Qualifications
A Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Forensic Psychology accredited by the BPS or equivalent qualification. Registered member of HCPC. Clinical supervision training for doctorate clinical psychology trainees or equivalent for forensic trainees. Eligible for chartered status as a forensic psychologist. Additional training in Autism assessment. Accredited in specific ID/Autism Training e.g. PBS trained, SPELL trained. Experience
Training in clinical supervision of trainee and newly-qualified Clinical Psychologists. Training to a level equivalent to a PG Diploma in a clinical specialism that will have a positive impact on the existing team. Skills
Post-qualification experience specialising in psychological services for autistic adults (with/without learning disabilities). Experience of providing clinical leadership, particularly with regard to other professions (e.g. nursing, MDTs). Experienced in working with individuals with other complex needs including developmental disorders, neurological disorders, mental illness, and combinations of these with learning disabilities. Experienced in working with the full range of cognitive abilities from profound to mild LD. Experienced in communicating with clients who have severe limitations in comprehension and expression. Experienced in working with individuals who have multiple disabilities. Experienced in working with individuals with challenging and very hostile behaviours. Experienced in working with adults who have been abused or neglected. Experienced in working with highly dependent/institutionalised clients and working by proxy through other staff. Experienced in identifying risk factors and consulting on issues of risk with other agencies. Experienced in working across a range of care settings including out-patient, in-patient, community, and residential care settings. Experienced in initiating and providing psychological services and managing change. Experienced in multidisciplinary and multi-agency working including leading in team case work. Experience of working with individuals with dual diagnosis of learning disabilities and personality disorder. Experience of representing psychological service in multidisciplinary fora. Experience of managing the activities or caseloads of trainee or recently qualified psychologists. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata for part-time.
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This is an exciting opportunity for someone who values MDT working and has a passion for improving the lives of forensic people with LDA. We are looking for either a secondment or fixed term contract to cover maternity leave for our highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist within the Transforming Care (TC) Community Forensic Team (CFT). This post will run until November 2025. This post can either be a B7 or 8a depending on experience. This post is open to both full or part-time hours. Should this be a secondment opportunity, we can consider this being a split post with your current team, if this would work for the current team's functioning. The purpose of this role is to provide Clinical/Forensic Psychology provision to individuals with Intellectual Disability and/or fit the Transforming Care Programme as part of the Community Forensic Team. The post holder must have specialist forensic/clinical training and experience, including with intellectual disability and/or autism. Main Duties of the Job
Overview of the key duties are: Complete comprehensive risk assessments and formulations. Provide psychological intervention to individuals with an intellectual disability and/or autism. Ensure provision of clinical supervision, clinical leadership, and reflective practice within the team. Provide liaison and consultation to other LPFT teams and/or other teams who work with our patient group. Work as part of the MDT to reduce the risk of admission for individuals on the TC cohort. Develop and provide training to healthcare providers who support our patient group. Support the team manager by leading on service development and systematic provision planning from a psychological perspective, specifically in relation to the service for forensic clients with intellectual disability and/or autism. About Us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism, and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff network groups, and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff. Job Responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post. When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. Person Specification
Qualifications
A Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Forensic Psychology accredited by the BPS or equivalent qualification. Registered member of HCPC. Clinical supervision training for doctorate clinical psychology trainees or equivalent for forensic trainees. Eligible for chartered status as a forensic psychologist. Additional training in Autism assessment. Accredited in specific ID/Autism Training e.g. PBS trained, SPELL trained. Experience
Training in clinical supervision of trainee and newly-qualified Clinical Psychologists. Training to a level equivalent to a PG Diploma in a clinical specialism that will have a positive impact on the existing team. Skills
Post-qualification experience specialising in psychological services for autistic adults (with/without learning disabilities). Experience of providing clinical leadership, particularly with regard to other professions (e.g. nursing, MDTs). Experienced in working with individuals with other complex needs including developmental disorders, neurological disorders, mental illness, and combinations of these with learning disabilities. Experienced in working with the full range of cognitive abilities from profound to mild LD. Experienced in communicating with clients who have severe limitations in comprehension and expression. Experienced in working with individuals who have multiple disabilities. Experienced in working with individuals with challenging and very hostile behaviours. Experienced in working with adults who have been abused or neglected. Experienced in working with highly dependent/institutionalised clients and working by proxy through other staff. Experienced in identifying risk factors and consulting on issues of risk with other agencies. Experienced in working across a range of care settings including out-patient, in-patient, community, and residential care settings. Experienced in initiating and providing psychological services and managing change. Experienced in multidisciplinary and multi-agency working including leading in team case work. Experience of working with individuals with dual diagnosis of learning disabilities and personality disorder. Experience of representing psychological service in multidisciplinary fora. Experience of managing the activities or caseloads of trainee or recently qualified psychologists. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata for part-time.
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