Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Adult Wards

NHS; Potters Bar; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Potters Bar is seeking a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist for their adult wards. The role involves delivering psychological assessments and interventions, working both independently and within a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have a Doctorate in Psychology and pertinent experience in inpatient settings. This position offers various training opportunities and the potential for professional development.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience in providing assessments and psychological services.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assessments and interventions.
• Facilitate group therapy sessions.
• Supervise assistant psychologists and trainees.

Skills

Communication skills

Technical knowledge in psychology

Teamwork

Crisis intervention

Education

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

HCPC Registration

Job description

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Adult Wards

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary psychological therapies team which covers both male and female adult acute inpatient wards at Potters Bar Clinic. The role involves providing a clinical service of specialist psychology assessments and interventions to service users with acute mental health needs. The role is working 37.5 hours a week, happy to consider part time 4 days a week.

Main duties of the job

As a Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service user's caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support their care plans. You will be responsible for individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, MDT working and risk assessments. You will also facilitate staff reflective practice sessions and be requested to design and deliver training.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide a clinical service of specialistpsychology assessments and interventions to a number of adult patients with acute mental health needs on the ward and provide a specialist clinical perspective in relationto other patients with whom they might not be directly involved. Potters Baruses a formulation driven and trauma informed model of care.

Elysium Healthcarebrings together a unique approach to the delivery of care where the patient isembedded in the heart of all aspects of hospital life.

Our inclusive way ofworking has the patient as a true partner in their care. We recognise that eachand every member of staff has an important role to play in the success ofElysium. It is with their dedication, passion and hard work that we can deliverexcellent care programs that truly benefit the patients. Elysium Healthcare hasa network of services strategically placed across England and Wales.

Clinical responsibilities

To work autonomously to provide a specialist psychology service topatients as agreed by Consultant Psychiatrist, Therapies Lead, ConsultantClinical Psychologist and in discussion with wider MDT.

To undertake specialist assessments.

To provide specialist interventions according to formulations based onan appropriate conceptual framework, NICE guidelines, evidence from research,and in accordance with the wider MDT formulation and interventions.

To be involved in running therapeutic groups on the ward as agreed.

To continually monitor risk of all patients for whom there is directcontact, or regarding which the post holder receives relevant information,ensure acute risk is managed, liaise with MDT (and in particular responsiblepsychiatrist) regarding risk, and update electronic record including riskassessment as required.

Ensure that all clinical work is adequately recoded in the electronicpatient record.

Attend ward rounds (and other MDT meetings), case conferences, CPAs asrequired, and provide reports in advance for these in accordance with localprocedures.

Prepare clinical; reports as required, e.g. assessment reports,discharge summaries.

Liaison with internal and external colleagues as required

To complete all recording and reporting tasks associated with clinicalwork.

Supervision, training, CPDand compliance

To attend and make good use of clinical and managerial supervisionprovided within the unit.

To ensure that mandatory training (face-to-face and e-learning) isup-to-date.

To keep up to date and familiar with organisation policies andprocedures.

To keep appraised of information passed down through the clinicalgovernance structure (The Golden Thread)

To maintain professional registration.

Training and supervision

To facilitate reflective practice sessionsfor the ward-based staff as agreed within the psychological therapies team andin discussion with wider MDT.

Please note that the reflective practice sessionstake place at 7:30am and 7:30pm to cover day and night ward-based staff. There isflexibility in the working arrangements to accommodate these working patterns.

To facilitate and / or contribute to trainingsessions for ward-based staff and other colleagues as agreed within thepsychological therapies team and in discussion with wider MDT.

To supervise assistant and traineepsychological therapists as agreed within the psychological therapies team andin discussion with wider MDT.

To provide mentoring to Graduate AssistantPsychologists as agreed within the psychological therapies team and indiscussion with wider MDT.

Safeguarding

All staff are required to comply with Elysium HealthcaresSafeguarding Children and Child Protection and Safeguarding of VulnerableAdults policies. In particular:

All staff are committed to the prevention of abuse as the highestpriority, including promoting a culture which supports transparency, promptreporting of suspicions or allegations, and to be alert to indicators ofpotential abuse.

Each member of staff is responsible for their own actions and should reportany safeguarding concerns. And should satisfy themselves that action has beentaken in line with this policy and the Local Safeguarding Children Boardpolicy.

Person Specification

Qualification/Training/Education

Clinical/counselling/forensic psychologist Post graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counsellingpsychology or its equivalent as accredited by the BPS.

Registrationwith the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) as a practitionerpsychologist - Essential

1.Evidence of continuing CPD - Essential

1.Experience of working with a wide variety ofclient groups, across the whole life course and presenting problems thatreflect the full range of clinical severity - Desirable

2.Experience of working in inpatient setting - Essential

3.Experience of providing teaching, trainingand/or supervision - Desirable

4.Experience of working within differentcultural contexts - Desirable

5. The successful applicant willhave experience in providing assessments, formulation, and adapted brief CBT andDBT for patients in the acute phase of their illness - Essential

Skills & Knowledge

1.Ability to communicate effectively, orallyand in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitiveinformation to clients, their families, carers and other professionalcolleagues both within and outside the service - Essential

2.Knowledge of relevant legislation and itsimplications for clinical practice - Essential

Other requirements

1.Ability to form good working relationships with others ina multidisciplinary setting - Essential

2.Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealingwith potentially distressing and highly emotive clinical work - Essential

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You will need to have BPS recognised psychology degrees, be HCPC registered, and have understanding of evidence-based psychological practice and experience of applying psychological knowledge to a psychiatric setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.