Lead Psychologist Part-Time

NHS; Workington; On-site; GBP 70,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Lead Psychologist for a part-time role in Workington. The successful candidate will oversee individual and group interventions, conduct assessments, and facilitate training sessions. Applicants must hold a BPS recognised psychology degree and have HCPC registration, along with experience in a Learning Disabilities and Autism setting. The position offers an annual salary of up to £70,000 pro rata and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Annual leave of 33 days pro rata

Free meals

Wellbeing support

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• BPS recognised psychology degrees.
• UK HCPC registration.
• Registered practitioner psychologist.
• Approved supervisor within BPS guidelines.
• Experience with clients with cognitive deficits.

Responsibilities

• Participating in the assessment of referrals for service users.
• Undertaking psychological interventions and making clinical decisions.
• Working with service users with complex presentations.
• Formulating and implementing psychological treatment plans.

Skills

BPS recognised psychology degrees

Understanding of evidence-based psychological practice

Experience working with clients with cognitive deficits

Experience in Learning Disabilities and Autism setting

Education

UK HCPC registration

Registered practitioner psychologist

Job description

Overview

This is a part-time temporary role as a Lead Psychologist at Elysium Healthcare's Gregory House service in Workington, which provides care and support to adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs. The role involves individual and group interventions, assessments, MDT working, and training delivery.

Main duties

As the Lead Psychologist, you will support Gregory House in Workington on a permanent part-time basis, 2 to 3 days a week. 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 network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education. They are part of the global Ramsay Health Care network, employing over 86,000 people worldwide.

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced Senior Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? If so, join Gregory House in Workington, a Learning Disabilities and Autism service.

As the Lead Psychologist, you will support Gregory House in Workington on a permanent part-time basis, 2 to 3 days a week. 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.

Your Psychologist career at Gregory House 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.

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 practise.
• 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
• UK HCPC registration
• 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

Where you will be working:

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.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of up to £70,000 pro rata
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave pro rata (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• 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 Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

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.

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

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you,\'ll need: BPS recognised psychology degrees, UK HCPC registration, to be a registered practitioner psychologist, to be an approved supervisor within the guidelines of the BPS and relevant division, understanding of evidence-based psychological practice, experience of applying psychological knowledge to a Learning Disabilities and Autism setting, and experience 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.