This is an opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to work in a Learning Disabilities and Autism service in Kendal and Workington, Cumbria. The successful candidate will be responsible for individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, MDT working, and risk assessments. They will also facilitate staff reflective practice sessions and design and deliver training.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will support across two services: Gregory House in Workington and Ann House in Kendal. They will work on either a permanent basis, spending 3 days per week at the closest service and 2 days at the other service, or on a part-time basis at either service. The role involves participating in the assessment of referrals, providing initial assessment of service users, undertaking high-quality direct and indirect specialist psychological interventions, and making autonomous clinical decisions. The successful candidate will formulate and implement plans of specialist psychological treatment or management of patients' mental health needs based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice.
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will support across two of our services: Gregory House in Workington and Ann House in Kendal.
Reporting directly to the Lead Psychologist, you will be responsible for individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, MDT working, and risk assessments. You will also facilitate staff reflective practice sessions and be requested to design and deliver training.
As a Clinical Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service user’s caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support their care plans.
As a Psychologist you will be:
* Participating in the assessment of referrals, and to provide initial assessment service users referred to the service.
* Undertaking high quality direct (assessment & therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory, and evaluative) specialist psychological interventions and making autonomous clinical decisions.
* Working therapeutically with service users with complex presentations, undertake the assessments using a broad range of structured psychometric and semi-structured clinical methods.
* Formulating and implementing plans of specialist psychological treatment or management of patients’ mental health needs based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice.
* Being professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care.
* Maintaining high standards of care in all areas of practice and in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Company Policies and Procedures.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
* To have BPS recognised psychology degrees.
* UK HCPC registration.
* To have Chartered Psychologist status and appropriate post-graduate qualifications.
* To be an approved supervisor within the guidelines of the BPS and relevant division.
* To have understanding of evidence-based psychological practice.
* To have experience of applying psychological knowledge to a Learning Disabilities and Autism setting.
* To be experienced working with clients with cognitive deficits.
* To have previous experience of conducting research and project working.
Where you will be working:
Location: Ann Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6AA
You will be working at Ann House, a Learning Disability and Autism service which provides care and support to 16 adults who have a learning disability and/or mental health needs.
Location: Furness Road, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 3PD
You will be working at Gregory House, a Learning Disability and Autism service, providing care and support to 24 adults who have a learning disability and/or mental health needs.
What you will get:
* Annual salary of £70,000.
* The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
* Free meals.
* Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
* Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
* Pension contribution to secure your future.
* Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
* Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing and much more.
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. 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 person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* To be successful in this role, the candidate must have BPS recognised psychology degrees, UK HCPC registration, Chartered Psychologist status and appropriate post-graduate qualifications, and be an approved supervisor within the guidelines of the BPS and relevant division. They must also have an understanding of evidence-based psychological practice, experience of applying psychological knowledge to a Learning Disabilities and Autism setting, and experience of working with clients with cognitive deficits.
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.
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