Adults Clinical Psychologist

Acorn Care and Education; Great Barr; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Great Barr, England, is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join their impactful team. The role involves developing assessment plans, working across multiple sites, and ensures quality provision for adults. Candidates should have a Doctoral degree in Psychology and experience in multidisciplinary settings. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £60,000, alongside numerous benefits including a welcome bonus and flexible working hours.

Benefits

£2,000 training allowance

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health services access

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Discount options

Qualifications

• Relevant previous experience in related settings.
• Knowledge of trauma informed practice and neuro-diversity.
• Ability to work effectively with a range of professionals.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to bespoke assessment and intervention plans.
• Support the multidisciplinary clinical team across sites.
• Ensure quality assurance for service development.

Skills

Registered with the HCPC

Experience of effective multi-disciplinary working

Excellent communication skills

Effective IT skills

Education

Doctoral level degree in Clinical/Counselling/Forensic/Educational Psychology

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Adults Clinical Psychologist

Location: Care First – Pheasey, Walsall area, Birmingham. The Clinical Team will support the provision of services across sites within Walsall, Kings Norton and Walsall.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, hours to overlap with core school hours. Part time hours may be considered.

Contract: Permanent (Term time only, or flexibility around full-time contract can be discussed based on your personal circumstances).

Salary: up to £60,000 depending on experience plus £3000 Welcome Bonus (Welcome Bonus is payable as one payment of £1,500 after completion of one month and one further payment of £1,500 upon completion of your final probation period. T&C\'s Apply).

How you’ll make an impact: In a world where the demand for clinical support is increasing daily, your unique skills and expertise are critical to building better outcomes for our pupils. The role supports a multidisciplinary clinical team across sites to provide vital provision in collaboration with education teams.

Role and responsibilities

We’re looking for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join our team who will contribute to bespoke assessment and intervention plans for the adults we support. This is a wide and varied role ideal for those looking for a new challenge where you can truly have an impact on shaping services and driving change.

You will be working within the overall framework of the service policies and procedures and within existing MDT and Clinical Governance structures to support the services in future development and ensuring quality assurance.

Our clinical teams help to develop empowering environments where our adults can flourish. Always putting them at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the adults we support are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible.

Essential Criteria

• Registered with the HCPC
• Doctoral level degree in Clinical/Counselling/Forensic/Educational Psychology (or equivalent if qualified prior to introduction of relevant Doctorate)
• Relevant previous experience, working in related settings or with related client group
• Experience of effective multi-disciplinary working (working with both clinical and non-clinical, internal and external agencies)
• Experience of effectively communicating with/working with families/relatives and carers
• Experience of effectively working at different systems within an organisation e.g. service development, group and individual levels.
• Experience of working via a model of: “assess, plan, do and review”
• Experience of effectively using consultation as a method of service delivery.
• Adequate competence in all core areas of psychological practice, meets HCPC practice standards.
• Knowledge of client group and their needs.
• Knowledge of trauma informed practice and neuro-diversity.
• Ability to develop formulations and use these to inform clinical intervention plans and recommendations for others.
• Ability to develop and deliver training to different cohorts of people
• Ability to write coherent and accurate clinical records, including observation records, consultation records, reports and intervention plans
• Excellent communication with people on complex matters and ideas and in complex situations.
• Effective IT skills, or aptitude to learn effective IT skills, to use core computer programmes and platforms.
• Ability to work effectively with a range of professionals, problem solving with others to achieve excellent service development outcomes.
• Ongoing evidence of CPD.
• Ability to use evaluation tools to demonstrate and improve service effectiveness and outcomes.
• Ability to make independent clinical decisions when necessary.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritise multiple work demands and meet work deadlines.
• Undertake relevant Group induction training on commencement in post.
• Commitment to the values of the organisation.
• Flexible approach to working environments.
• Ability and willingness to travel on company business.
• Full driving licence and access to a car.

Desirable

• Experience of working with specific client group (e.g. neuro-diverse and/or social, emotional and mental health) and setting type (e.g. schools and/or residential care).
• Experience of providing supervision to others.
• Working knowledge of current philosophies and principles underpinning services for those within the specific client group.
• Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group.
• Post qualification training in topics related to role, service and/or client group
• Training in evidence-based interventions/approaches

Benefits

• £2,000 training allowance
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health services and physical health checks
• You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad