Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a clinical or counselling psychologist with experience of working with adults with Learning Disabilities at Islington Learning Disability Partnership (ILDP).

This is an exciting opportunity for a clinical or counselling psychologist with experience of working with adults with Learning Disabilities at Islington Learning Disability Partnership (ILDP).

ILDP is a forward thinking, fully integrated health and social care team whose dedicated staff and service providers were awarded the Camden & Islington Team of the Year (2021). We are a well-resourced service and are passionate about delivering high quality support to adults with global learning disabilities and their networks. We are a multidisciplinary team (MDT) consisting of psychiatry, psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, speech & language therapy and physiotherapy and we pride ourselves on our high levels of collaboration, working alongside social work and the Community Support Outreach teams.

Our MDT has reputation for being friendly, inclusive and sociable. We have regular celebrations within the office to mark a range of religious festivals, bring and share lunches and a monthly walking group. We are located in Islington beside the Arsenal and enjoy the benefits of our own building with many of our day provisions and residential services being a short walk away.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work within the vibrant and well-established psychological therapies team, which consists of clinical psychologists, an Arts Therapist, trainee psychologists and honorary undergraduate psychology placement students.

The team provides skilled psychological assessments, including autism diagnostics and complex neuropsychology assessments, and psychosocial interventions including systemic, narrative, CBT, PBS and EMDR to adults with learning disabilities in Islington.

The successful applicant will contribute to carrying out autism assessments for people with learning disabilities, and work on our Behaviours of Concern, Mental Health and Dementia pathways. There will also be opportunities to contribute to service development work within the service (e.g. Anti-Racism Steering Group, Embedding Trauma Informed Care and Improving Women’s Health) and with our partners, including offering training and consultation.

The successful candidate will be able to access the CPD programme provided by the trust’s learning and development department, including systemic practice (Foundation Level 1), advanced CBT skills, and other specialist CPD opportunities that arise.

For further details / informal visits contact: Please feel welcome to contact us to find out more information: Dr Gina Johnson, Lead Clinical Psychologist (020 7527 6604) or Dr Megan Leverington, Clinical Psychologist (020 7527 1355) at Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide assessments for individuals referred to the Psychological Therapies team using appropriate methods, including interviews, observations, and formal assessment measures (including psychometric assessments)
• To formulate and provide psychological interventions for service-users, their families and care networks referred to the Psychological Therapies team, including those with multiple and complex presentations, mental health problems, Autism, ADHD, dementia and/or behaviours that challenge. This includes using a range of psychological interventions appropriate to the service (e.g. Positive Behaviour Support, CBT, behavioural approaches, systemic/family approaches, psychodynamic approaches, EMDR, etc.)
• To provide psychological advice, guidance and consultation to others and to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of service-users with complex health needs and/or high-risk presentations
• To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of service-users
• To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to people with GLD Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.