Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you an ambitious psychologist looking for a new challenge, career development and a competitive salary?

Cedar Houseis a specialist secure hospital for adults with learning disabilities and autism. Working in close partnership with our NHS colleagues. Cedar House is an important part of the ICS provision for neurodevelopmental disorders across the 3 Counties of Kent Sussex and Surrey. So your new role will be extremely important in shaping the healthcare landscape for this group across a large area. Our aim is to minimise the use of hospital treatment and psychology is pivotal for success.

We are looking for a Psychologist who is passionate about supporting to adults with learning disabilities and autism, helping them fulfil their aspirations. We are committed to person centred care and the transforming care agenda, their daily living skills.

You will support Psychology Department at Cedar House Hospital, shaping and developing the existing framework to deliver high quality assessment and treatment. As a member of the MDT at Cedar House you will shape the care culture and treatment systems in line with the NHS Improvement Standards and the NHS Long Term Plan.

Your direct clinical work will be interesting and challenging. You may have a special interest in the treatment of forensic issues, challenging behaviour, autism or mental health comorbid with learning disability. There are ample opportunities for join working with colleagues at the Tarentfort Centre and for research and development in this highly specialised clinical area. Clinical supervision and support will be provided by our Head of Psychology within Specialist Services at CareTech.

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity please call Jodie Stott on 0161 507 3538.

Cedar House enjoys a beautiful rural location situated in the village of Barham, on the outskirts of Canterbury with the coast an easy drive away.

Candidate profile

To be successful in this role you will be excited by the Care Tech values and will relish an opportunity to make a difference. You will need to be a clear communicator, well-organised, confident and capable of managing a complex caseload in a demanding environment.

Supervising, supporting, mentoring and training multi-disciplinary staff is a key aspect of this role.

You must have successful experience of working with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours.

Successful candidates will have to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post.

Care Tech is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the service users within our care.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Cambian Group

Address

Cedar House

Dover Road

Barham

Canterbury

Kent

CT4 6PW

Employer's website

https://www.cambiangroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)