Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Bolton community learning disability team in our 8b principal psychologist or 8a - 8b progression role.  The successful applicant will join our integrated learning disability team; a team of health and social care professionals who work jointly to provide assessment, support and health or social care interventions to adults with learning disabilities. 

The post holder will offer psychological assessments, formulations and treatment plans for adults with learning disabilities who may have highly complex psychological needs.  Following a recent review of our team structure, we have successfully appointed a new consultant psychologist, and we are now looking to recruit to the full psychology team.

Alongside the consultant psychologist, the post holder will develop a high-quality psychological service and contribute to the strategic development of psychology services within the community learning disability team.  You will help to implement and shape the psychology offer within the team and will have access to regular supervision and continuing professional development. 

Main duties of the job

You will work with adults who have a diagnosed learning disability who may present with highly complex needs.  These needs may include autism, mental health conditions and/or distress behaviours.  You will be able to interpret complex data from a variety of sources, including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self report measures, rating scales, observations and clinical interviews with individuals, their carers and family members. 

As a member of the learning disability leadership team, you will have the management and leadership skills required to support the team to deliver a high-quality and efficient service, contributing to the deliver of key performance indicators and with a focus on continued service development.  You will be able to offer clinical supervision to qualified junior members of the psychology team, trainee psychologists and psychologist assistants. 

Working for our organisation

The community learning disability team is a friendly team of health and social care professionals, working in partnership to deliver the highest quality health and social care interventions for adults with learning disabilities. 

The team is hosted by Bolton council and based at Farnworth Town Hall.  health workers maintain NHS employment status and retain all the benefits of working within the Foundation Trust.  We aim to provide high-quality support to our workforce, valuing regular, good quality supervision and an annual appraisal with a continued focus on professional development.