We are delighted to be advertising the role of Lead Psychologist in the Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership (ILDP). This role will lead a team of psychological professions and provide Psychology leadership and expertise within the integrated health and social care team. They will lead in ensuring the systematic provision of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients, relatives, carers and all appropriate specialist services for people with learning disabilities in Islington.
The post is provided with professional supervision by the Associate Director for Psychological Professions within Older Adults, Rehab and Learning Disabilities (LD) Care Group in NLFT and managed by the Assistant Director for Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership (ILDP). Specialist LD clinical supervision is currently provided externally.
The Main Duties Of This Post Will Include
- To lead in delivering a psychological assessment and intervention/therapy service provided by psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
- To identify and develop training/awareness workshops which assists the delivery and improvement of high-quality services for people with learning disabilities, their relatives, and carers.
- To provide clinical supervision and clinical leadership of the psychology team members in delivering a psychological consultation, assessment and intervention service, and support to colleagues who provide psychologically based care and treatment, within ILDP.
- To provide consultation and psychology expertise to other disciplines within the integrated Learning Disabilities Service. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise local responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team. Dissemination of broader clinical governance issues will be a significant part of the role as the psychology representative within ILDP.
- To liaise and collaborate with other consultant and lead psychologists in NLFT Learning Disabilities services.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work.
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