NHS South West London Recruitment Hub
Principal Psychologist (Intellectual Disabilities)
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Location: This is a role with Croydon Health Services, but you will be based at Bernard Weatherill House in Croydon. Salary: Band 8b £72,719 to £83,505
Role requirements
- An HCPC-approved qualification in Applied Psychology that allows professional registration. For clinical psychologists, this must be a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent.
- Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
About the Role
This is an opportunity to take a leading role within Croydon's Community Learning Disability Team, providing highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with intellectual disabilities.
You'll join an experienced multidisciplinary team where psychology is highly valued. Alongside direct clinical work, you'll provide leadership, supervision and consultation, helping to shape psychological practice across the service while contributing to service development, research and quality improvement.
- Working with adults who present with a wide range of needs--including intellectual disabilities, neurodevelopmental conditions, trauma and mental health difficulties.
- You'll use your expertise across a range of evidence-based approaches, including CBT, Compassion Focused Therapy, Positive Behaviour Support, systemic and narrative approaches, mindfulness and trauma-informed practice.
- You'll be supported by our Consultant Clinical Psychologist and become part of the wider Learning Disability Psychology Specialty across South West London and the South Thames Intellectual Disability Faculty, giving you access to a network of experienced psychologists beyond Croydon.
Please note: This is a part-time (22.5 hours) position, with the flexibility to spread your hours across the week to suit your schedule.
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This would be a great opportunity for anyone looking to develop their skills through a secondment or reduce their hours while continuing to use their experience and expertise.
What you'll be doing
- Deliver highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with intellectual disabilities.
- Lead psychologically informed practice across the Community Learning Disability Team.
- Provide consultation, supervision and clinical leadership to psychology colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Work collaboratively with families, carers and partner organisations to deliver person-centred care.
- Coordinate complex care and contribute to multidisciplinary planning and decision-making.
- Lead and contribute to service development, audit, research and quality improvement projects.
- Support the development of accessible, inclusive and culturally responsive services.
Who we are
Our Community Learning Disability Team is based in modern offices at Bernard Weatherill House in the heart of Croydon. You'll also work across community settings throughout the borough, alongside colleagues from Adult Social Care and partner organisations, delivering integrated care for local people. Croydon is one of London's largest and most diverse boroughs, with a population of more than 390,000 people. The community we serve is rich in cultural diversity, bringing with it a broad range of experiences, perspectives and needs that make the work both rewarding and varied.
Psychology is a well-established and valued part of the service. You'll work alongside psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, behaviour specialists, social workers and other experienced professionals, sharing knowledge and learning from one another to provide high-quality, person-centred care.
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Supporting your development
We're committed to helping our staff continue to develop throughout their careers.
You'll have access to:
- Regular clinical supervision and leadership support.
- Continuing Professional Development, including funded external training where appropriate.
- Opportunities to contribute to research, audit and service evaluation.
- Time to develop specialist interests.
- Regular development conversations focused on your career aspirations and professional goals.
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement – starting at 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with length of NHS service.
- NHS Pension Scheme – access to one of the UK’s largest workplace pension schemes, with employer contributions.
- Health and wellbeing support – including staff wellbeing services, counselling, mental health support and access to wellbeing resources.
- NHS staff discounts – access to discounts across shopping, travel, food, fitness and leisure providers.
- Blue Light Card eligibility – offering discounts at a wide range of high-street and online retailers.
- Cycle to Work and travel schemes – helping staff save money on bicycles, equipment and eligible travel costs.
- Employee assistance support – confidential advice and practical support for personal, financial or work-related concerns.
- Recognition and reward schemes – local staff awards and recognition programmes may be available.
- Access to staff networks – opportunities to connect with colleagues through inclusion, diversity and professional networks.
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