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Principal Psychologist

Priory Healthcare

The closing date is 28 May 2025

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Job summary

Richmond House is an 8 bedded community High dependency, highly specialist rehabilitation hospital for women with a history of offending/challenging behaviour who have learning disability (LD) and other conditions including autistic spectrum disorders, personality disorders and mental illnesses.

We are looking for an experienced HCPC Registered Forensic Psychologist or Clinical Psychologist with Forensic experience.

Main duties of the job

  • To undertake specialist clinical duties contributing to assessment and treatment of patients.
  • To provide Psychological Therapies for with personality disorder /mental disorder/intellectual disability and complex trauma, developing specialist psychological formulations and assessments of patients with complex presentations, formulating plans for treatment and implementing specialist psychological interventions for individuals and groups.
  • To provide specialist psychological assessments of patients based on appropriate analysis, interpretation, and integration of complex qualitative and quantitative data.
  • To administer and interpret assessments of cognitive and emotional functioning as required and to assist the multi-disciplinary team in diagnosis, problem formulation and the planning/development of an appropriate treatment plan.
  • To plan, implement, and evaluate individual and group treatments, informed by formulations of patients problems based on appropriate theoretical and therapeutic models and best practice guidelines.

About us

As one of the UKs leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development.

Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

Priory maintains that vaccination remains our very best line of defence against COVID-19 and believes that our colleagues working with vulnerable individuals have a professional duty to be vaccinated. As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your application.Your vaccination statuswill not affect any offer of employmentand will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£58,250 to £68,250 a year FTE £58,250-£68,250 pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0358-RichmondHouse3

Job locations

Richmond House

38 Redenhall Road

Harleston

Norfolk

IP20 9HB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake the role of Principal Psychologist for a designated ward(s) and/or group of patients as agreed with the Head of Psychology. This includes assessment, formulation, intervention (group and/or one to one) and evaluation in line with the patients presentation and care pathway. Assess patients using appropriate assessments and psychometric measures and interpret and report results accurately

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.

To co-ordinate delivery of psychological assessment and intervention from other psychology staff including qualified psychologists, trainee psychologists, assistant psychologists and students and where appropriate to act as a point of liaison between the inpatient psychology pathway and the community psychology pathway

To provide consultation and advice to professional staff from other disciplines on psychological assessment, therapy and techniques for working effectively with particular service users.

To work alongside senior clinical and managerial staff to improve and maintain the quality of the patient experience and to enable staff to engage in pro-active, therapeutic and meaningful ways with patients.

To provide Reflective Practice for Staff (as directed by the Head of Psychology)

To hold management, clinical and professional supervision responsibilities for junior psychology staff as directed by the Head of Psychology.

Undertake assessment reports (including risk assessment reports if required by the service) as specified in the psychological provision, under the co-ordination of the Head of Psychology.

Attend and contribute to CPA reviews and provide a psychological perspective regarding patient treatment, management and risk assessment, systemic interventions and staff support in order to aid multi-disciplinary decision-making and ward management

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake the role of Principal Psychologist for a designated ward(s) and/or group of patients as agreed with the Head of Psychology. This includes assessment, formulation, intervention (group and/or one to one) and evaluation in line with the patients presentation and care pathway. Assess patients using appropriate assessments and psychometric measures and interpret and report results accurately

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.

To co-ordinate delivery of psychological assessment and intervention from other psychology staff including qualified psychologists, trainee psychologists, assistant psychologists and students and where appropriate to act as a point of liaison between the inpatient psychology pathway and the community psychology pathway

To provide consultation and advice to professional staff from other disciplines on psychological assessment, therapy and techniques for working effectively with particular service users.

To work alongside senior clinical and managerial staff to improve and maintain the quality of the patient experience and to enable staff to engage in pro-active, therapeutic and meaningful ways with patients.

To provide Reflective Practice for Staff (as directed by the Head of Psychology)

To hold management, clinical and professional supervision responsibilities for junior psychology staff as directed by the Head of Psychology.

Undertake assessment reports (including risk assessment reports if required by the service) as specified in the psychological provision, under the co-ordination of the Head of Psychology.

Attend and contribute to CPA reviews and provide a psychological perspective regarding patient treatment, management and risk assessment, systemic interventions and staff support in order to aid multi-disciplinary decision-making and ward management

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You will be registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist and preferably be BPS Chartered.
  • You will have experience of and/or an interest in rehabilitation and the recovery of patients in a forensic setting.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You will be registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist and preferably be BPS Chartered.
  • You will have experience of and/or an interest in rehabilitation and the recovery of patients in a forensic setting.

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).

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.

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

Priory Healthcare

Address

Richmond House

38 Redenhall Road

Harleston

Norfolk

IP20 9HB


Employer's website

https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Priory Healthcare

Address

Richmond House

38 Redenhall Road

Harleston

Norfolk

IP20 9HB


Employer's website

https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Talent Acquisitions Partner

Priory Group - Farah Gigani

FarahGigani@priorygroup.com

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£58,250 to £68,250 a year FTE £58,250-£68,250 pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0358-RichmondHouse3

Job locations

Richmond House

38 Redenhall Road

Harleston

Norfolk

IP20 9HB


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