Introduction
Are you an experienced Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? If so, join The Woodmill in Cullompton a service for women with complex emotional and mental health needs. This is 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 The Woodmill 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:
1. Participating in the assessment of referrals, and to provide initial assessment service users referred to the service.
2. Undertaking high quality direct (assessment & therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory, and evaluative) specialist psychological interventions and making autonomous clinical decisions.
3. Working therapeutically with service users with complex presentations, undertake the assessments using a broad range of structured psychometric and semi structured clinical methods.
4. 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 practise.
5. Being professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care.
6. Maintaining high standards of care in all areas of practice and in accordance the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Company Policies and Procedures.
To be successful in this role, you'll have:
7. A BPS recognised psychology degree
8. HCPC registered
9. A Chartered Psychologist status and appropriate post-graduate qualifications
10. Be an approved supervisor within the guidelines of the BPS and relevant division
11. An understanding of evidence-based psychological practice
12. Experience of applying psychological knowledge to a psychiatric setting
13. Be experienced working with clients with cognitive deficits
14. Previous experience of conducting research and project working
Where you will be working:
Location: The Woodmill, Exeter Road, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1EA
The 18 bed unit creates a pathway for patients to step down through their recovery. Ivy is a 6 bed admission area and Rose is a 12 bed rehabilitation area, with the option to flex within the 12 bed area to a four bed section that can create a further step down with a separate entrance for those patients that are progressing well and are preparing for discharge to the community.
The aim of the service is to support women to improve their self-worth, build a better quality of life for themselves and to equip them with the skills needed for community living and increased independence.
What you will get:
15. Annual salary of £60,000 - £65,000
16. The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
17. Free meals and parking
18. Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
19. Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
20. Pension contribution to secure your future.
21. Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
22. Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.