The successful applicant will support across two of Elysium Healthcare's services: Gregory House in Workington and Ann House in Cumbria. The role involves individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, MDT working, and risk assessments. The Clinical Psychologist will also facilitate staff reflective practice sessions and design/deliver training.
Main duties of the job
Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to delivering 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 the successful candidate to grow and move within the organization.
Job responsibilities
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 (inc 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.
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. They must also be an approved supervisor within the guidelines of the BPS and relevant division, have an understanding of evidence-based psychological practice, and experience of applying psychological knowledge to a Learning Disabilities and Autism 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.
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