Job summary
Are you an experienced Senior Psychologist looking for a new challenge in a rewarding environment, where you can make a real difference? If so, then join the team at Sturt Housein Walton on the Hill, Tadworthas a Lead Psychologist and enjoy support from a regional network of Psychologists as you flourish in your career.
With experience from the NHS or the private sector as a Senior or Lead Psychologist, you will carry a caseload that includes assessing service users with complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatment withinmental health careservices.
Main duties of the job
What you will be doing
You will work 37.5 hours a week as the Lead Psychologist for a service that offers a recovery focused, rehabilitation unit providing specialist mental health treatment for men aged 18 and over. The service specialises in individualised care and treatment using least restrictive and safe practices to support individuals in their recovery.
As a Lead Psychologist, you will be responsible for individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, MDT working and risk assessments.You will also support the clinical teams in creating reports with service users to increase engagement through interventions and developing new initiatives.
You'll lead the psychology department in providing a variety of therapeutic approaches to service users, including CBT, EMDR, and DBT, and will provide guidance, support and supervision to your team of Psychologists and Assistants, including responsibility for mentoring and their training (with support from the Learning & Development Team).
There is a strong emphasis on teamwork, supervision and CPD, with support from a regional network of Psychologists.
About us
About your next employer
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each persons individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Lead Psychologist you will be:
- Attending and contributing to Clinical Leads and Hospital Governance Meetings
- Supporting the provision of psychology services in a specified area, in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
- Participating fully with the multidisciplinary team and ensure that the service user is fully engaged in their care pathway.
- Supporting clinical team working, including both direct interventions and the delivery of staff training programmes.
- Supporting the clinical team and area of service in developing new initiatives and ways of working.
- Taking a key role in Psychology service developments, providing an evidence-based approach to new clinical initiatives.
- Maximising current opportunities to make improvements to the service area.
- Participating in the recruitment of junior psychology staff.
- Supporting in the development and implementation of policies that enhance staff safety and risk management.
- Working with internal and external agencies in order to enhance treatment pathways for service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Lead Psychologist you will be:
- Attending and contributing to Clinical Leads and Hospital Governance Meetings
- Supporting the provision of psychology services in a specified area, in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
- Participating fully with the multidisciplinary team and ensure that the service user is fully engaged in their care pathway.
- Supporting clinical team working, including both direct interventions and the delivery of staff training programmes.
- Supporting the clinical team and area of service in developing new initiatives and ways of working.
- Taking a key role in Psychology service developments, providing an evidence-based approach to new clinical initiatives.
- Maximising current opportunities to make improvements to the service area.
- Participating in the recruitment of junior psychology staff.
- Supporting in the development and implementation of policies that enhance staff safety and risk management.
- Working with internal and external agencies in order to enhance treatment pathways for service users.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To be successful as a Lead Psychologist, you'll have:
- To be registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist and Charterable status with the British Psychological Society
- Successful completion of a Doctorate level qualification in applied psychology either through the British Psychological Society or a recognised training body, enabling registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Competence in assessing, formulating, and working therapeutically with service users
- Ability to identify and proactively resolve problems and challenges within the service
- Ability to supervise junior members of the team
- Knowledge and understanding of working with trauma
- Experience in working with people with complex needs that are relevant to the population in the service area
- Competency in psychological assessments and formulation skills and an aptitude for learning new assessment methods
- Competency in cognitive functioning/management tools and formulation
- Experience in using a range of therapeutic interventions to address a range of clinical and/or forensic issues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To be successful as a Lead Psychologist, you'll have:
- To be registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist and Charterable status with the British Psychological Society
- Successful completion of a Doctorate level qualification in applied psychology either through the British Psychological Society or a recognised training body, enabling registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist
Experience
Essential
- Competence in assessing, formulating, and working therapeutically with service users
- Ability to identify and proactively resolve problems and challenges within the service
- Ability to supervise junior members of the team
- Knowledge and understanding of working with trauma
- Experience in working with people with complex needs that are relevant to the population in the service area
- Competency in psychological assessments and formulation skills and an aptitude for learning new assessment methods
- Competency in cognitive functioning/management tools and formulation
- Experience in using a range of therapeutic interventions to address a range of clinical and/or forensic issues
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
