Consultant Psychologist - Inpatient CAMHS and EDU

Priory Hospital Cheadle is looking to recruit a Consultant Psychologist to join the team on our inpatient CAMHS and EDU ward. This is a full-time role of 37.5 hours. Set within picturesque landscaped gardens in Stockport, Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal offers a range of comprehensive inpatient mental health services for young people and adults. The focus of our service is to help people to live their best life in a safe and supportive environment.

Main duties of the job

• You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients' wellbeing.
• We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future.
• You will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients.
• You will contribute to the development of, and audit of services, at your site and more broadly when required and asked by your Head of Psychology.
• You will work with a dynamic multi-professional team leading the development of individual formulations and psychological assessment.
• With the support of other members of the psychology team, you will support the development and delivery of behavioural and other psychological interventions for patients and service users and provide appropriately developed psychologically informed guidance to reduce risks, aid recovery and independence.
• You will provide support and guidance to other psychologists, assistants and trainee psychologists.
• You will be working with clients with complex needs that are relevant to the population in the service area.

Person Specification

• The ideal candidate will have a confident grasp of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) along with proficiency in at least two other therapeutic modalities, one of which should include training in interventions suitable for working with location-specific or relevant clinical disorders.
• They should demonstrate a solid understanding and application of therapeutic principles, with a willingness to undertake additional training if not already completed.
• Experience in working with complex clients and delivering highly specialist interventions is essential, as is the ability to operate at a strategic level.
• Training in clinical supervision, as well as experience in conducting assessments relevant to the specific environment and population, is required.
• Additionally, the candidate should bring leadership and management experience, alongside proven skills in service planning and development.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.