Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Adult Wards - Potters Bar

NHS; Potters Bar; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Potters Bar is seeking a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join their multi-disciplinary team. You will assess and deliver psychological interventions for adult patients with acute needs. The role offers a salary of £52,000 with extensive benefits, including career development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

33 days annual leave plus birthday off

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support

24-hour GP service

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Packages

Qualifications

• Must be HCPC registered.
• Experience in applying psychological knowledge to psychiatric settings.
• Ability to design and deliver specialist psychological treatments.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and interventions for patients with acute mental health needs.
• Work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Prepare clinical reports and attend MDT meetings.

Skills

Experience in inpatient work

Understanding of evidence-based psychological practice

Ability to assess complex needs

Education

BPS recognised psychology degrees

Job description

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Adult Wards - Potters Bar

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 (23 beds in total) at Potters Bar Clinic. You will provide a clinical service of specialist psychology assessments and interventions to a number of adult service users with acute mental health needs on the ward.

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. Your Psychologist career at Potters Bar Clinic will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills throughout your time with us. Your professional growth is valued and there are numerous career development opportunities on offer.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment.

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? 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 (23 beds in total) at Potters Bar Clinic.

You will provide a clinical service of specialist psychology assessments and interventions to a number of adult service users with acute mental health needs on the ward. You will also provide a specialist clinical perspective in relation to other service users with whom you might not be directly involved. Potters Bar uses a formulation driven and trauma informed model of care.

Reporting directly to the Lead Psychologist, 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.

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.

Your Psychologist career at Potters Bar Clinic will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills throughout your time with us. Your professional growth is valued and there are numerous career development opportunities on offer. There is an extensive range of courses designed to help you grow and succeed in your career.

It’s a career that brings pride and fulfilment, a true representation of what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

For more information, please contact Sigal Spigel, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Email: [e-mail] ; T: 01707 858 585

As a Psychologist you will be:

• Working autonomously to provide a specialist psychology service to patients as agreed by Consultant Psychiatrist, Therapies Lead, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and in discussion with wider MDT.
• Undertaking specialist assessments.
• Providing specialist interventions according to formulations based on an appropriate conceptual framework, NICE guidelines, evidence from research, and in accordance with the wider MDT formulation and interventions.
• Be involved in running therapeutic groups on the ward as agreed.
• Continually monitor risk of all patients for whom there is direct contact, or regarding which the post holder receives relevant information, ensure acute risk is managed, liaise with MDT (and in particular responsible psychiatrist) regarding risk, and update electronic record including risk assessment as required.
• Ensuring that all clinical work is adequately recoded in the electronic patient record.
• Attending ward rounds (and other MDT meetings), case conferences, CPAs as required, and provide reports in advance for these in accordance with local procedures.
• Preparing clinical reports as required, e.g. assessment reports, discharge summaries.
• Liaising with internal and external colleagues as required.
• Completing all recording and reporting tasks associated with clinical work.

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

• Have BPS recognised psychology degrees.
• Be HCPC registered.
• Have understanding of evidence-based psychological practice.
• Have experience of applying psychological knowledge to a psychiatric setting.
• Experience in inpatient work preferable but not essential.

Where you will be working:

Location: 190 Barnet Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 2SE

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £52,000, pro rata considered 4 days a week.
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• 24 hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Packages so you can truly enjoy this special time.

A full job description and personal specification is available upon request.

About your next employer:

You will be working for 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.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

• You will need to have BPS recognised psychology degrees, be HCPC registered, have understanding of evidence-based psychological practice, and have experience of applying psychological knowledge to a psychiatric setting. Experience in inpatient work is preferable but not essential.

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.