This is an exciting opportunity to join Middlewood Clinic in West Sussex as a Clinical Psychologist. You will be responsible for delivering evidence-based individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, and multidisciplinary team working. The role involves supporting the treatment of young adults with severe eating disorders and complex mental health difficulties, with opportunities for professional development and growth.
Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a therapy caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support individualised patient care plans. You will also be responsible for facilitating staff reflective practice sessions, providing training to the multi-disciplinary team, and contributing to service developments. This is a chance to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals and be part of a new team at a brand-new specialist inpatient unit.
Job responsibilities
Reporting directly to the consultant clinical psychologist, you will be responsible for the delivery of evidence-based 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 to the multi-disciplinary team.
As a psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a therapy caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support individualised patient care plans.
As an Inpatient Psychologist you will be:
* Providing specialist psychological assessments, and individualised evidence-based psychological interventions for young adults with severe eating disorders and complex mental health difficulties.
* Providing evidence-based and formulation-driven psychological perspectives to multidisciplinary risk management, care planning and decision-making.
* Managing a complex caseload as the individual psychological therapist working within a multidisciplinary team, in addition to facilitating group psychological interventions and family/systemic interventions.
* Monitoring clinical progress through regular reviews of psychological treatment.
* Providing high-quality clinical supervision to the Assistant Psychologist.
* Supporting staff development through the provision of training, consultation, formulation meetings and reflective practice sessions.
* Contributing to service developments within the therapies team and wider service.
* Receiving regular supervision and line management from the Regional Therapies Lead/Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
* 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:
* A Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent if trained overseas).
* Registration with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist.
* Knowledge and understanding of eating disorders, and the impact on young adults and their families.
* Experience working with individuals with eating disorders and their families, in either community or inpatient services.
* Post qualification training in the specialist application of therapeutic models relevant for working with young adults with eating disorders and other comorbidities (or for newly qualified psychologists an interest in undertaking further specialist training).
* Experience of supervising and training junior members of the team.
* Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patient’s psychological care and treatment as a qualified professional within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
Where you will be working:
Address: Middlewood Clinic, Little Ashfield, Midhurst, GU29 9JP
Middlewood Clinic is a brand-new 12 bed specialist inpatient unit for young adults aged 18-25 in Sussex. This eating disorder service is due to open in summer 2024.
What you will get:
* An Annual salary of up to £55,000 (dependent on experience)
* 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.
Join this new team in supporting treatment to empower each young person to live a safe and independent life and reach their potential.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent if trained overseas), registration with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist, and knowledge and understanding of eating disorders and their impact on young adults and their families.
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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