Forensic/ Clinical/ Counselling/ Neuro Psychologist

NHS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Warrington is seeking an experienced Forensic/Clinical/Counselling/Neuro Psychologist. This role involves providing specialist care and psychological assessments to adult male patients detained under the Mental Health Act. Ideal applicants should have a Doctorate in psychology and experience working with complex cases. The position offers competitive salary, career development, and generous leave entitlements, alongside a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Annual salary of £55,000

33 days annual leave plus birthday off

Career development and training

Wellbeing support

Pension contribution

Free/subsidised meals

Access to a Rewards & Benefits platform

Qualifications

• Completion of a Doctorate level qualification in applied psychology enabling registration with the HCPC.
• Experience working with clients with complex needs, especially forensic and neuropsychological.
• Competency in psychological assessment and new assessment methods.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessments and formulating treatment plans.
• Implement psychological interventions and manage group work programmes.
• Contribute to service developments and evidence-based initiatives.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Formulation skills

Knowledge of CBT

Experience with complex needs

Risk assessment

Education

Doctorate in applied psychology

Job description

Forensic/ Clinical/ Counselling/ Neuro Psychologist

The role is for an experienced Forensic/Clinical/Counselling/Neuro Psychologist to join the team at St Mary's Hospital in Warrington, Cheshire. The successful candidate will provide specialist care and treatment to adult male patients who are detained under the Mental Health Act, many of whom have Acquired Brain Injury and forensic histories. The role offers a range of opportunities and experience in clinical work across different wards, including medium secure, low secure, rehabilitation, and acute services.

Main duties of the job

The Forensic/Clinical/Counselling/Neuro Psychologist will be responsible for providing psychological assessments, formulating treatment plans, implementing a range of psychological interventions, acting as a psychologist for a ward or group of patients, and developing and managing group work programmes and therapeutic approaches. They will also play a key role in service developments and provide an evidence-based approach to new clinical initiatives.

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 the successful candidate to grow and move within the organisation.

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced Forensic/ Clinical/ Counselling/ Neuro Psychologist looking for a new challenge in a rewarding environment, where you can make a real difference? If so, then join the team at St Mary’s Hospital in (Warrington, Cheshire) as a Psychologist and enjoy support from a regional network of Psychologists as you flourish in your career.

What you will be doing:

You willprovide specialist care and treatment to adult male patients who are detained under the Mental Health Act (1983). Our service users, many of whom have Acquired Brain Injury and forensic histories, require long term treatment and rehabilitation and present with multiple difficulties, including high risk behaviour and complex care needs. St Mary's hospital offers a breadth of opportunity and experience for clinical work, with a medium secure and a low secure ward; a Level 2 rehabilitation ward; and an Acute service. This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week.

In collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and under the direction and supervision of the Joint Heads of Psychology, you will support the delivery of psychology services across St Mary’s Hospital. In the absence of the Joint Heads, you will act as the primary point of contact between the psychology department and the senior management team.

As the Forensic/ Clinical/ Counselling/ Neuro Psychologist you will have active participation in multidisciplinary team work, ensuring that our service users are fully engaged in their care pathways. It also includes supporting clinical team efforts through both direct interventions and the facilitation of staff training programmes. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of new initiatives and ways of working within the service and working in partnership with both internal and external agencies to enhance treatment pathways for service users.

There is a strong emphasis on teamwork, supervision and CPD, with support from a regional network of Psychologists.

As aForensic/ Clinical/ Counselling/ NeuroPsychologist you will be:

• Providing psychological assessments of patients based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological (and neuropsychological) tests, self-report measures, rating scales direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the patient’s care.
• Formulating plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of acquired brain injury and forensic risk designed around the patient’s needs, and employing methods unpinned by relevant evidence-based practice and appropriate conceptual frameworks.
• Implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals within and across teams.
• Acting as psychologist for a ward and/or group of patients as directed by the Joint Heads of Psychology.
• Developing and managing groupwork programmes and innovative therapeutic approaches and ensuring that appropriate outcome measures are in place.
• Taking a key role in Psychology service developments, providing an evidence-based approach to new clinical initiatives.

To be successful, you'll have:

• Successful completion of a Doctorate level qualification in applied psychology (clinical, forensic, counselling, neuro) either through the British Psychological Society or a recognised training body, enabling registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Applications from Psychologists in Training who are nearly qualified are welcomed
• Experience (either pre-training, on training, or subsequently) of working with clients with complex needs that are relevant to the service population. This can include forensic, neuropsychological rehabilitation, learning difficulty, neurodiversity and complex trauma.
• Competency in psychological assessment and formulation skills and an aptitude for learning new assessment methods including standardised cognitive assessment (WAIS, RBANS etc)
• A well developed competency in structured risk assessment and management tools.
• Experience in one or more therapeutic modalities (CBT, DBT, CAT, CFT, EMDR etc)

Where you will be working:

St Mary's Hospital, Floyd Drive, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8DB

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £ 55,000
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

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.

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a Doctorate level qualification in applied psychology (clinical, forensic, counselling, neuro) either through the British Psychological Society or a recognised training body, enabling registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.

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.