Clinical Psychologist

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- Swindon

£57,528 - £64,750 FTE with Afc terms and conditions and NHS Pension

Weekly contracted hours:

22.5

Location:

Swindon

Closing Date:

20/08/2026

Job Category:

HCRG
- Additional Clinical Services

Service type:

HCRG
- Community Services P1

Business Unit:

HCRG - BSW
- Community Services

Make a Lasting Difference for People with Learning Disabilities

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and compassionate psychologist to join our Learning Disability Service, providing highly specialist psychological support to individuals with complex  this rewarding role, you will use your expertise to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities, while supporting families, carers, and professionals to deliver the very best care and outcomes.

As a Highly Specialist Psychologist, you will play a key role in delivering and developing specialist psychology services for adults with learning disabilities.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will apply advanced psychological knowledge and clinical expertise to assess, formulate, and deliver interventions for individuals presenting with highly complex needs.

You will also provide consultation, advice, and clinical supervision to colleagues and partner professionals, helping to ensure psychologically informed and evidence-based approaches are embedded throughout the service.

Location:The Orbital Shopping Park, Swindon
Hours: 22.5 hours per week

As a Clinical Psychologist, you will be part of our valued team in at HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £57,528 - £64,750 (Band 8a AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ring fenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

• Deliver highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for adults with learning disabilities, supporting individuals with complex psychological, emotional and behavioural needs.
• Provide person-centred psychological support to individuals, families and carers across a range of settings, including home, work, educational and community environments.
• Use advanced communication and therapeutic skills to engage people with communication difficulties, limited understanding, or those who may be distressed, anxious or reluctant to participate in intervention.
• Lead on supporting service users whose behaviours may challenge, developing effective strategies that promote wellbeing, independence and quality of life.
• Work within a Positive Behaviour Support framework, applying psychological theory and behavioural approaches to develop robust support plans and risk management strategies.
• Manage and prioritise a varied caseload, using clinical judgement to balance risk, complexity and service demands effectively.
• Coordinate and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies to deliver integrated care and ensure interventions remain responsive to changing needs.
• Develop and deliver training, consultation and specialist advice to carers, families, healthcare professionals and partner organisations to promote psychologically informed practice.
• Contribute to service development, clinical audit, research and quality