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Clinical/Forensic Psychologist, Walton on the Hill
Location: Walton on the Hill, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference:
033e74b75ed8
Job Views:
74
Posted:
13.02.2025
Expiry Date:
30.03.2025
Job Description:
Introduction
Are you an experienced Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? If so, join Sturt House in Tadworth, Surrey. This is an opportunity to change lives for the better and help some of the most vulnerable people in society.
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 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.
Your Psychologist career at Sturt House will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills throughout your time with us. Your professional growth is valued and there are numerous career development opportunities on offer. There is an extensive range of courses designed to help you grow and succeed in your career.
It's a career that brings pride and fulfilment, a true representation of what delivering great healthcare should feel like.
As a Psychologist you will be:
* Participating in the assessment of referrals, and providing initial assessment for 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, undertaking 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 in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines, and Company Policies and Procedures.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
* BPS recognised psychology degrees
* HCPC registration
* Chartered Psychologist status and appropriate post-graduate qualifications
* Approved supervisor within the guidelines of the BPS and relevant division
* Understanding of evidence-based psychological practice
* Experience of applying psychological knowledge to a forensic/clinical setting
* Experience working with clients with cognitive deficits
* Previous experience of conducting research and project work
Where you will be working:
Sturt House, Tadworth, Surrey
Sturt House is a recovery-focused rehabilitation unit providing specialist mental health treatment for men aged 18 and over. The service specialises in individualised care and treatment utilising least restrictive practice principles and safe practice to support Service Users in their recovery.
What you will get:
* Annual salary of £45,000
* The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
* Free meals and parking
* 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.
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