Practitioner Psychologist

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Lymm; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£56,375 salary (base)

33 days annual leave

Career development

Ely-Vate platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Earned wage access (Stream)

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension contribution

Job summary

Arbury Court in Warrington is seeking an experienced Practitioner Psychologist to join our medium/low secure care and PICU for women 18+. You will deliver assessments, interventions and contribute to care plans.

Reporting to the Lead Psychologist, you will run group and individual sessions, support staff training, and maintain HCPC standards while advancing your professional growth within Elysium Healthcare.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• Post-graduate qualifications are essential.
• Evidence-based psychological practice is expected.
• Experience in clinical/neuropsychological settings.
• Experience with cognitive deficits is required.
• Experience conducting research and project work.
• Experience in Mental Health or Secure Care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• As a Psychologist you will conduct direct and indirect specialist psychological interventions.
• Carry out assessments using structured psychometric and clinical methods.
• Develop treatment plans and support recovery for service users.
• Collaborate in MDT meetings and staff reflective practice sessions.
• Provide training design and delivery as required.
• Ensure professional accountability and compliance with HCPC standards.

Skills

HCPC registered

Post-graduate qualification

Evidence-based practice

Clinical/neuropsychological experience

Cognitive deficits experience

Research & project work

Mental Health or Secure Care desirable

Education

Post-graduate qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced Practitioner Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? If so, join Arbury Court in Warrington, a medium and low secure care and Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) for women aged 18 years and over with Personality Disorder (PD) and mental illness. This is an opportunity to change lives for the better and help some of the most vulnerable people in society.

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 Practitioner 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 Practitioner Psychologist career at Arbury Court 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 Psychologist you will be:

• Participating in the assessment of referrals, and to provide initial assessments for 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 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:

• Be HCPC registered
• Appropriate post-graduate qualifications
• Have an understanding of evidence-based psychological practice
• Have experience of applying psychological knowledge within clinical/neuropsychological settings
• Be experienced working with clients with cognitive deficits
• Have previous experience of conducting research and project working
• Experience working within Mental Health and/or Secure Care is desirable

Location: Townfield Lane, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8TR Arbury Court provides medium and low secure care and Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU) for women aged 18 years and over with Personality Disorder (PD) and mental illness. Each service within the site has a unique focus, ensuring that the needs of all women can be met. Patients can move through services as their needs change, to focus on the next step in their recovery journey. The service offers a personalised assessment and recovery-based treatment pathway for women with complex needs. Using the rehabilitation and recovery treatment approach, we ensure that care is focused on the person.

What You’ll Get At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Annual base salary of £56,375
• 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

About your next employer: Elysium Healthcare has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 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