Clinical Psychologist in Borehamwood

An amazing new job opportunity has arisen for a committed Clinical Psychologist to work in an exceptional rehabilitation service based in the Borehamwood, Hertfordshire area. You will be working for one of UK's leading healthcare providers. This is an excellent rehabilitation service for men and women with a mental illness including those diagnosed with a personality disorder.

To be considered for this position you must hold Registration with the HCPC as a practitioner Psychologist and Charterable status with the British Psychological Society.

Your Key Responsibilities Include:

• 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 patients care.
• Formulate plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a patients mental health problems based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
• 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.
• Develop and manage group work programmes and innovative therapeutic approaches.
• Ensure that appropriate outcome measures are in place.
• Ensure that Psychology practices in the specified area of service maintain the highest standards of professional practice and ethics, complying with clinical governance standards at all times.

The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:

• 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.
• 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.

Benefits:

• The successful Clinical Psychologist will receive an excellent Competitive Salary.
• This exciting position is a permanent full time role working through days.
• In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:
• 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.
• Access to our Rewards and Benefits platform Ely:Vate.
• Wellbeing support and activities.
• Access to Blue Light Card.
• Life Assurance.
• Stream: instant access to earned wages when you need it.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion.
• Enhanced Maternity Package.
• Pension contribution.

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