Clinical Psychologist

North Thames Genomics Laboratory Hub; Billingham, Peterlee; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health care is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to provide specialized psychological services across multiple facilities. This role involves assessing and treating patients with various mental health conditions, ensuring they receive dignified care. You will collaborate with healthcare professionals, administer psychological tests, and contribute to care management plans. Join a supportive environment that prioritizes patient wellbeing and offers a comprehensive rewards package, including professional development opportunities and various discounts.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Nurse Mentor bonus scheme

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Skilled Worker visa application fee coverage

Qualifications

• Up-to-date knowledge on professional and clinical practices.
• Excellent communication skills for delivering sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental health conditions.
• Administering and interpreting psychometric tests.

Skills

Psychological Assessment

Communication Skills

Psychometric Testing

Neuropsychological Testing

Patient Care

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

The job role of a Clinical Psychologist at Barchester Healthcare involves providing specialist psychological services to patients in their independent mental health hospitals. The successful candidate will work with patients experiencing various mental health conditions, ensuring they receive high-quality, respectful, and dignified care. The role also includes liaising with other professionals, administering and interpreting psychometric and neuropsychological tests, and contributing to the development and review of care and risk management plans.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Psychologist at Barchester, you will work between Billingham Grange Independent Hospital (in Billingham) and Hawthorns Care Centre (in Peterlee) to provide specialist psychological services to patients. You will be responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating individuals with a range of mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, OCD, phobias, and psychosis. Your duties will include selecting, administering, and interpreting psychometric and neuropsychological tests, as well as collaborating with referrers, GPs, and other professionals to develop and review care and risk management plans. You will be expected to maintain accurate records and supervise the work of other multi-disciplinary staff when appropriate.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of independent mental health services in the UK. They operate a network of hospitals and care centres that offer high-quality, personalized care and support to individuals with a wide range of mental health needs. Barchester is committed to creating a safe and supportive environment where patients can receive the best possible care and treatment.

Job responsibilities

Note: Role consists of working between Billingham Grange Independent Hospital (in Billingham) and Hawthorns Care Centre (in Peterlee)

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Clinical Psychologist at a Barchester independent mental health hospital, you'll provide a specialist psychology service to help us deliver the all-round quality care and support our patients deserve. We'll look to you to work with our patients who could be emotionally stressed or living with depression, anxiety, OCD, phobias, psychosis and other conditions. Whatever their needs, you'll make sure every single patient is treated with respect and dignity. We'll rely on you to select, administer and interpret psychometric and neuropsychological tests, as well as liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals to develop and review care and risk management plans. As a Clinical Psychologist at Barchester, you'll have the chance create a safe and supportive environment where our patients can get the best possible care.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Clinical Psychologist, you'll have an up-to-date knowledge on current developments in professional and clinical practice, making you the go-to person for information about relevant legislation and policies. We'll also look for excellent communication skills, as it's a role that will see you deliver complex and sensitive information and make psychological interventions with carers (or families as appropriate). You'll also keep accurate records and supervise the work of other multi-disciplinary staff when appropriate. A dedicated and insightful professional, you'll always be focused on our patients' wellbeing.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous package would include:

• Free learning and development
• Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
• A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
• Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes
• Offer to pay Skilled Worker visa application fee for eligible nurses

If you'd like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be considered for this role, you must have an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice, making you the go-to person for information about relevant legislation and policies. Excellent communication skills are also essential, as you will be required to deliver complex and sensitive information to patients, carers, and other professionals. You should be a dedicated and insightful professional with a strong focus on patient wellbeing.

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.

Depending on experienceSalary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.