About the Role
Join our Hospital of the Year Winner (2021) and CQC-rated Outstanding Eating Disorders Inpatient Unit on a full-time permanent basis as lead Psychologist.
Are you looking for the next step in your psychology career?
We have an opportunity for a Lead Psychologist to join us on a permanent basis at our Newbridge Schoen Clinic Hospital.
You will be expected to lead the current psychology team consisting of a CBT therapist, psychotherapist, art psychotherapist and assistant psychologists contribute to the ongoing development of the service, and provide clinical expertise with collaboration to the multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for providing specialist clinical psychology input to the unit, which will include individual assessment, formulation, intervention and supervision/consultation.
As a Lead within the Psychology team, you will pragmatically draw on a full range of clinical psychology theories to aid assessment and intervention approaches as relevant to this client group and have the opportunity for clinical supervision and team reflection. You will also play an active role in research, audit and publications.
Principle Duties
As a Lead Psychologist, you will be responsible for the following duties:
Clinical
Carry an individual caseload, providing appropriate psychological assessment and evidence-based therapy
Manage this caseload including formulating, planning, risk assessment and evaluating interventions
Contribute to the delivery and management of the psychological groups programme including facilitation/supervision
Assist in the development of the team’s psychological formulation and therapeutic skills
Support other members of the team, providing consultancy, clinical and management supervision and training as appropriate
Participate in a programme of continuing professional development and annual appraisal
To consult with colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team on psychological aspects of clients’ assessments and therapy plans
To attend MDT meetings and CPA reviews
To attend and engage with team supervision and development activities
To participate in other meetings or committees as necessary
Involves and engages users of the service and others in discussions about service direction, improvements and the values on which they are based
To record client contacts and assessments according to relevant policies, using computerised system
To keep other notes and records as may be necessary to clinical psychology professional practice, using paper and/or computer systems
To provide written reports on psychological assessments, formulation, therapeutic progress and outcomes for colleagues and referrers
Support
Assist in the development of the team’s psychological formulation and therapeutic skills
Support other members of the team, providing consultancy, supervision and training as appropriat
To contribute to the training and supervision of Assistant Psychologists, and other members of the MDT
To provide teaching and training sessions on psychological assessment, formulation and intervention and other key psychological theories and models to colleague groups and teams
Liaise with community services, social care and other agencies as necessary
Professional
Participate in appraisal and mandatory training
Engage in continuing professional development (CPD)
Remain up to date with current knowledge and practice
Obtain regular clinical supervision from an accredited supervisor
Details
Location
Schoen Clinic Newbridge
Job Type
Permanent (Full or Part Time)
Category
Psychology
Salary
£62,400 - £72,800 per annum - depending on experience
Benefits
You will have access to a wide range of benefits which include (but not limited to):
25 days holiday + bank holidays, which increases with the length of service
Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
Paid emergency leave
Professional development opportunities so that you can build your career with us
Contributory pension scheme with Royal London
Enhanced Private Medical Insurance with BUPA including access to a private GP service, free screening, and the inclusion of pre-existing conditions.
Dental Cover
Recognition schemes for employees
Eye care scheme with Specsavers
Online benefits portal with high street and online shopping discounts
Winter flu jabs
EAP assistance on a range of topics and concerns
Skills & requirements
Educational Qualifications
Maintain eligibility for the register of Chartered Psychologists
Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology
HCPC registration as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Supervisor certificate/qualification
Specific Training, Skills & Knowledge
Practical knowledge of using a full range of psychological theory models to inform clinical work and consultation
Understanding of working with a wide variety of client groups, presenting with problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including developmental and attachment trauma
Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems including risk to self
Excellent skills in psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation
Exceptional communication skills in verbal, non-verbal and written modes including report writing
Ability to empathise and develop good therapeutic alliances with service users with complex difficulties
Demonstrates the ability to develop positive working alliances with multi-disciplinary teams
Capacity to conduct psychometric assessments and supervise psychometric reports
Knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis
Experience
Experience in specialist psychological assessment, group and individual therapy with complex presentations
Experience working within an MDT
Experience in delivering supervision
Evidence of continued professional development
Experience in delivering and supervising psychometric and cognitive tests
About your future team
Schoen Clinic Newbridge is a multi-award-winning and specialist eating disorder hospital, providing inpatient, outpatient and daycare services to young people aged 8-18 years.
With an enviable reputation for excellent service provision, our hospital was rated “Outstanding” twice consecutively by the CQC and we are part of the LaingBuisson Hospital Group of The Year 2020. We were also LaingBuisson Hospital of the year 2021.
Schoen Clinic culture
Our culture of world-class medical excellence is based around our five key values:
Accountable: Taking ownership of the things I say and do
Caring: Treating others as I would like to be treated
Collaborative: Working together to make a winning team
Courageous: Being proud to be different and challenge the norm
Determined: Seeing things through to meet and exceed expectations