Clinical Psychologist

Transformationunitgm; Bolton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Bolton is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to provide assessment and treatment plans for adults with learning disabilities. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team, providing clinical supervision and contributing to service development. Position requires a professional psychology qualification and significant clinical experience. The role offers full-time hours and a competitive salary, with opportunities for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered as a practitioner psychologist.
• Clinical experience with adults who have learning disabilities.
• Experience supervising health and social care professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessments for adults with learning disabilities.
• Develop treatment plans addressing complex psychological needs.
• Offer clinical supervision to junior team members.

Skills

Skills in the application of theory to clinical practice

Research and evaluation skills

Consultation and teaching skills

Excellent communication skills

General IT skills

Education

Doctoral Level Training in clinical psychology

Good honours degree in psychology

Chartered Status with the BPS

Job description

Main area Psychology Grade NHS AfC: Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Office hours, Monday to Friday) Job ref 241-70CS-26

Employer Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Farnworth Town Hall Town Farnworth, Bolton Salary £55,690 - £74,896 per annum [Band 8a £55,690-£6,2682 / Band 8b £64,455-£74,896] Salary period Yearly Closing 22/02/2026 23:59

Clinical Psychologist

NHS AfC: Band 8b

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of the role, please see the job description and person specification attached. If you have any questions, would like to discuss the role further or, would like to arrange an informal visit to the team, please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.

Person specification

Work Related Circumstances

• Car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes/subject to the terms of the Disability Discrimination Act.

Qualification

• Doctoral Level Training in clinical psychology as accredited by the BPS
• HCPC registered as a practitioner psychologist
• Good honours degree in psychology with eligibility for graduate membership of BPS.
• Chartered Status with the BPS and membership of the division of clinical psychology.

Experience

• Clinical experience of working with adults with a learning disability
• Supervision and consultation work with other health and social care professionals
• Experience of working with adults with a learning disability and highly complex needs.

Knowledge and skills

• Skills in the application of theory to clinical practice to clients with learning disabilities who have complex needs
• Research and evaluation skills.
• Consultation and teaching skills
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing
• General skills in the use of IT applications

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.

We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have.

From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Dr Ewan Perry Job title Consultant Psychologist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01204 338859 Additional information

For further information, please contact us Monday to Friday, between 9.00am and 5.00pm.