Senior Psychologist (Mat Leave Cover)

Are you an experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference and change lives for the better? Join the team at The Farndon Unit and enjoy support from a regional network of healthcare professionals. Covering maternity leave on a 1-year fixed term contract, you will be working at The Farndon Unit, a service that provides care for women with a diagnosis of severe and enduring mental illness and/or personality disorder.

There is a strong emphasis on teamwork and CPD at The Farndon Unit where you will have continuous access to a range of training opportunities to move your career forward. You will have experience and knowledge in carrying a designated caseload, including assessing service users with complex needs, and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatment with an emphasis on trauma informed care. Your professional growth is valued; that’s why we offer numerous career development opportunities.

As a Senior Clinical Psychologist, you will be:

• Working therapeutically with service users with complex presentations, undertaking assessments using a broad range of structured psychometric and semi-structured clinical methods.
• Formulating and implementing plans for specialist psychological treatment or management of patients’ mental health needs based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice.
• Contributing to MDT care planning and review.
• Taking a key role in Psychology service developments, providing an evidence-based approach to new clinical initiatives.
• Being aware of new and innovative approaches to managing complex cases and new service developments and promoting these effectively within the organisation.
• Contributing to professional development within the psychology team.
• Contributing to audit and research as directed by the Lead Psychologist.
• Maintaining high standards of care in all areas of practice and in accordance with the HCPC Standards of Proficiency; HCPC Standards of conduct, performance and ethics; BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct; and company policies and procedures.
• Being professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care.
• Supporting in the development and delivery of training programmes to aid the development of staff teams in a given service area.
• Providing clinical supervision to Assistant Psychologists, as directed by the Lead Psychologist.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• BPS accredited and HCPC approved Doctorate.
• HCPC Registered.
• Chartered Member of the BPS.
• Experience of working with clients with complex needs that are relevant to the population, particularly with a trauma informed approach.
• Competence in assessing, formulating, and working therapeutically with service users with mental illness and/or personality disorder.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies, formulation models and relevant risk and clinical assessments.
• Knowledge and understanding of working with trauma.

Location: Farndon Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 4SW. You will be working at the Farndon Unit, low secure, acute and rehab services within the hospital which offers personalised assessment and recovery-based treatment pathways for women with complex care needs.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £57,200.
• 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.
• A range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of 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 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.