Clinical Psychologist in Elstree

Looking for a role where you can apply your psychological expertise to make a meaningful impact in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment? Join Barnet Lane Clinic as a Clinical / Forensic Psychologist and play a key role in supporting service users on their recovery journey through high-quality, evidence-based care.

At Barnet Lane Clinic, we support adults aged 18 and over with complex and enduring mental health needs who require a highly specialised approach to inpatient care. This includes individuals where autism, trauma, emotional needs and physical health conditions overlap. Individuals are likely to have diagnostically complex presentations, treatment resistant conditions, histories of self-harm, disordered eating, Personality Disorder (PD), trauma, physical health comorbidities, neurodevelopmental conditions, autism, ADHD, enduring psychosis.

In this rewarding position, you will support the delivery of psychology services within a specialist area, working closely with multidisciplinary teams under the supervision of a Senior, Principal or Consultant Psychologist. You will contribute to ensuring service users are fully engaged in their care pathways, providing both direct therapeutic interventions and supporting the wider clinical team in delivering person-centred, recovery-focused care.

You will play an active part in strengthening team working by contributing to staff training, sharing psychological knowledge and supporting the development of effective clinical practice. Alongside this, you will be involved in shaping and developing new initiatives and ways of working, helping to continuously improve the quality and impact of the service.

Working collaboratively with both internal teams and external agencies, you will help enhance treatment pathways and ensure service users receive holistic and coordinated care. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive environment while making a real difference to the lives of those you support.

• To provide psychological assessments of patients based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological (and neuropsychological) tests, self-report measures, rating scales direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the patient's care.
• To formulate plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a patient's mental health problems based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patient's problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
• To implement a range of psychological interventions for individuals within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
• To develop and manage groupwork programmes and innovative therapeutic approaches. To ensure that appropriate outcome measures are in place.
• To ensure that Psychology practices in the specified area of service maintains the highest standards of professional practice and ethics, complying with clinical governance standards at all times.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Successful completion of a Doctorate in either Clinical or Forensic Psychology or the British Psychological Society's stage 2 training in Forensic Psychology, enabling registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Registration with the HCPC as a practitioner Psychologist and Charterable status with the British Psychological Society.
• Experience (either pre-training, on training, or subsequently) of working with clients with complex needs that are relevant to the population in the service area.
• Competency in psychological assessment and formulation skills and an aptitude for learning new assessment methods.
• Competency as regards risk assessment/management tools and formulation.
• Clinical therapy skills - Experience using CBT skills to address a range of clinical and/or forensic issues. An awareness of other modalities and how they may be applied to the current service user population.
• A clinical background in treating individuals with autism, complex mental health needs and personality disorder.
• Possess competence in assessing, formulating and working therapeutically with patients in the service area.
• Have an up to date knowledge of legislation and its implications for the profession and the client groups we work with.
• Be able to identify and proactively resolve problems and challenges within the service.
• Developing competency in supervising Assistant Psychologists within the department, ensuring that they are meeting professional practice expectations and the BPS code of ethics. Able to supervise non-psychology colleagues in areas of psychological application.

Where you will be working: Elysium's Complex Care and Recovery Service (CCRS) is a highly specialised, bespoke inpatient adult service designed to support individuals whose needs exceed the scope of traditional inpatient service models. The new service specialises in treating patients who have experienced multiple or prolonged admissions, stalled discharge pathways, or who have been unable to progress within conventional care environments.

What You'll Get: At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Competitive Salary
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals.
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts.
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind.
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be.
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time.
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future.

About us: Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 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 and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.