Assistant Psychologist

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days leave

Free meals

Wellbeing support

Career development

Pension contribution

Job summary

Chadwick Lodge, part of Elysium Healthcare, is recruiting an Assistant Psychologist to join our two units, Hope Apartments and Glynn Ward. You will support group work, carry out assessments, and contribute to service evaluation in a medium/low secure setting.

We welcome applicants with a BPS-accredited Psychology degree GBR and experience in clinical or forensic settings. The role offers development opportunities and a supportive team culture within a respected national provider.

Qualifications

• BPS-accredited Psychology degree with GBR.
• Experience in clinical and/or forensic settings.
• Commitment to professional ethics and standards.
• Willingness to engage in ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload of clinical work and develop formulations.
• Conduct psychological assessments using psychometric measures and interviews.
• Collaborate on risk assessment and management for patients.
• Support audits, data collection and service improvement projects.
• Assist with training workshops and reflective practice sessions.

Skills

Group facilitation

Psychological assessment

Data collection

Risk assessment

Audit & research

Education

BPS GBR Psychology degree

Job description

Chadwick Lodge is offering a great opportunity to work as an Assistant Psychologist in a rewarding and varied environment.

Chadwick Lodge, part of Elysium Healthcare, offers medium and low secure services providing specialist assessment and treatment for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983, amended 2007) and have a history of offending behaviour. We also offer an Acute service for men requiring specialist support, and a locked rehabilitation intensive Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) service for women with a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD).

We are seeking an enthusiastic and conscientious individual to join our team. The role holder will be part of an inclusive and supportive team of other Practitioner Psychologists, Forensic Psychologists in Training, Assistant Psychologists, and therapy staff. Interests and experiences in the department include DBT, CFT, CBT, deliberate fire setting, trauma, schema, sexual and violent offending, and risk management.

A vacancy has arisen working across two units Hope Apartments and Glynn Ward.

Hope Apartments is our Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) service, serving as a middle path between inpatient and community placements. The service meets the needs of individuals who require robust coping skills to help them cope safely with intense emotions and build a life worth living. There is a focus on rehabilitation through engagement, placing a strong emphasis on generating a sense of belonging through active community involvement and building meaningful social networks.

Glynn Ward is a 10-bedded rehabilitation ward, supporting women with complex mental health and trauma needs. This service works collaboratively with patients to understand and formulate an individualised treatment package that will help them to recover from ongoing symptoms linked to past traumatic experiences.

As an Assistant Psychologist across these services, you will support with facilitation of group work sessions and individual assessments. You will also be supporting and contributing to collection and analysis of data, service evaluation, as well as co-facilitation of training workshops delivered across the hospital.

You will also be encouraged to maintain your personal and professional development. The team has an excellent track record of supporting Assistant Psychologists on to their next steps in their career in Psychology, including successful admission on to doctoral training programmes.

Your responsibilities will include:

Holding a caseload of clinical work, including carrying out group and individual psychological interventions and developing formulations.

• Undertaking psychological assessments and their write up using appropriate psychometric measures, direct and indirect observations and semi-structured interviews, under appropriate supervision.
• Undertaking collaborative risk assessment and management for individual patients.
• Attending relevant meetings to contribute to the planning and development of service improvements.
• Managing and maintaining databases.
• Assisting with audits and research projects where required.
• Attending reflective practice sessions.
• Supporting qualified members of staff within the service on a day to day basis.
• Maintaining highest standards of clinical governance, ethical practice, and data protection.

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

A BPS accredited recognised degree in Psychology conferring Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR)

• Previous experience within clinical and / or forensic settings
• Clear professional goals for development
• A willingness to meet professional practice expectations and the regulatory body codes of ethics

What you will get:

Annual salary of £27,000-£30,000 depending upon experience

• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable, and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 70 services across England and Wales, providing services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.