Lead Psychologist Cumbria

NHS; Workington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider based in the UK seeks an experienced Lead Psychologist to join their Learning Disabilities and Autism services. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting assessments, providing therapeutic interventions, and supporting service users with complex needs across multiple locations. The role includes collaborative work with multidisciplinary teams, facilitating training, and ensuring high standards of care. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

33 days annual leave

Wellbeing support

24 hour GP Service

Career development opportunities

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner psychologist with experience in Learning Disabilities and Autism.
• Experience in conducting diagnostic assessments and designing treatment plans.
• Experience in carrying a service user’s caseload.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group psychological interventions.
• Conduct diagnostic and cognitive assessments.
• Facilitate staff training and reflective practice sessions.

Skills

Psychological assessments

Intervention planning

Experience in Learning Disabilities and Autism

Team collaboration

Education

BPS recognised psychology degree

HCPC registration

Job description

This role as a Lead Psychologist at Elysium Healthcare's Learning Disabilities and Autism services in Workington and Kendal, Cumbria offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Psychologist to work in a rewarding and fulfilling environment. You will be responsible for individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, MDT working and risk assessments, as well as facilitating staff reflective practice sessions and designing and delivering training.

Main duties of the job

As 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. 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.

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

Are you an experienced Senior Psychologist with experience in a Learning Disabilities and Autism setting? If so, join Ann House in Kendal and Gregory House in Workington. Both Ann House and Gregory House are Learning Disabilities and Autism services. You will support across two of our services: Gregory House in Workington and Ann House in Cumbria. You will work on either a permanent basis, spending 3 days per week at the closest service and 2 days at the other, or on a part‑time basis at either service.

As 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 Lead 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.

As a Lead Psychologist you will be:

• Participating in the assessment of referrals, and to provide initial assessment service users referred to the service.
• Undertaking high quality direct (assessment & therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory, and evaluative) specialist psychological interventions and making autonomous clinical decisions.
• Working therapeutically with service users with complex presentations, undertake the assessments using a broad range of structured psychometric and semi structured clinical methods.
• Formulating and implementing plans of specialist psychological treatment or management of patients’ mental health needs based on a multi‑factorial psychological understanding and current evidence based best practice.
• Being professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care.
• Maintaining high standards of care in all areas of practice and in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Company Policies and Procedures.

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

• To have BPS recognised psychology degrees
• Be HCPC registered
• To be a registered practitioner psychologist
• To be an approved supervisor within the guidelines of the BPS and relevant division
• To have understanding of evidence-based psychological practice
• To have experience of applying psychological knowledge to a Learning Disabilities and Autism setting
• To be experienced working with clients with cognitive deficits
• To have previous experience of conducting research and project working

What you will get:

• Competitive Salary
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• 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
• Access to Stream, to help you manage your finances
• Career development and trainingto help youachieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Packageso you can truly enjoy this special time.

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

Where you will be working:

Location: Ann Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6AA

You will be working at Ann House, a Learning Disability and Autism service which provides care and support to 16 adults who have a learning disability and/or mental health needs.

Ann House provides a specialist provision with enhanced levels of support which allows people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs to be cared for in the least restrictive setting possible, but within a service which is robust and structured enough to meet their ongoing needs and risks.

You will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team to ensure people lead good and meaningful everyday lives, where they have choice and control, accessing mainstream services and facilities, engaging in work and training, in leisure opportunities, hobbies and areas of personal interest. Ann House encourages people to be as independent as possible with the long‑term aim of people moving onto a more independent living setting.

Location: Furness Road, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 3PD

You will be working at Gregory House, a Learning Disability and Autism service, providing care and support to 24 adults who have a learning disability and/or mental health needs.

You will work alongside the team at Gregory House, helping to provide a specialist provision. The service has an enhanced level of support to allow people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs to be cared for in the least restrictive setting possible, but within a service which is robust and structured enough to meet their ongoing needs and risks.

The service ensures people lead good and meaningful everyday lives, where they have choice and control, accessing mainstream services and facilities, engaging in work and training, in leisure opportunities, hobbies and areas of personal interest. Gregory House encourages people to be as independent as possible with the long‑term aim of people moving onto a more independent living setting.

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.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you'll need to have BPS recognised psychology degrees, be HCPC registered, and be a registered practitioner psychologist. You'll also need to be an approved supervisor within the guidelines of the BPS and relevant division, have an understanding of evidence‑based psychological practice, experience of applying psychological knowledge to a Learning Disabilities and Autism setting, and experience of working with clients with cognitive deficits.

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.