Principal Psychologist (Part Time)

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Principal Psychologist to join their dedicated team in London, focusing on delivering exceptional care within a flexible mental health rehabilitation pathway. This part-time role (22.5 hours/week) offers the opportunity to work collaboratively, enhance patient recovery, and contribute to service development whilst enjoying an array of professional benefits.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Free life insurance

Travel and leisure discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a clinical, forensic, or mental health setting.
• Trained in complex therapies such as Schema, CBT, and DBT.
• Knowledge of risk assessments like START.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments and provide therapy.
• Collaborate in developing care plans with the MDT.
• Supervise and train colleagues.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Therapy (CBT, DBT, EMDR)

Assessment and formulation

Leadership

Supervision

Education

HCPC Registered Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist

Tools

WAIS-IV

MCMI-IV

Job description

We are looking for a confident Principal Psychologist with a passion for delivering outstanding care.You'll be working 22.5 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Lodge Kenton.

Main duties of the job

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

About us

Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job responsibilities

Are you an outstanding Psychologist with a passion for delivering high quality care?

Cygnet have been providing a national network of specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.

Cygnet Lodge Kenton has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Psychologist to join our team as a Principal Psychologist.

With us, you will have the chance to progress your career as part of a dynamic, supportive team.

We need a Clinical, Counselling, or Forensic Psychologist who is passionate about helping people with a range of complex mental health needs to join our flexible mental health rehabilitation pathway for women including High-Support Inpatient Rehabilitation and Community Rehabilitation.

You will be joining us on a part time basis, working 22.5 hours per week across 3 days.

We focus on maximising positive outcomes and recovery for ourpatientsit is a challenging, satisfying vocation.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You will also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

If you care about making a difference every day we want to hear from you.

Cygnet Lodge Kenton, in North-West London, offers a flexible mental health rehabilitation pathway for women. We primarily offer High-Support Inpatient Rehabilitation (Level 2) with the option to step down to Community Rehabilitation (Level 1). This dual-level rehabilitation model ensures that women receive the support they need while developing independence at their own pace. Women placed with us often come from multiple placement breakdowns, failed treatment programmes or are stepping down from secure settings. Our service provides a high level of support and uses a recovery-focused model.

We can support up to 15 women who are ready to step down from short or longer-term mental health and/or forensic services. We aim to equip the women in our care with the skills they need to live successfully in the community, therefore reducing the likelihood of requiring future inpatient admissions. Our service provides a high level of support and uses a recovery-focused model.

As a small satellite unit, we have a close multi-disciplinary team who work together to ensure all aspects of our programme and service run smoothly and promote high standards of care. We also have a strong focus on empowerment and coproduction with our service users and carers.

The successful candidate will join a team comprising nursing, an assistant psychologist, responsible clinician, speciality doctor, occupational therapy, and social work. We are seeking a strong candidate to support and enhance the psychological care of patients at the service by assisting the team with the following:

• Assessments, scoring and reporting (verbal and written)
• Clinical formulation and implementing care plans for psychological treatment
• Planning, delivering and evaluating individual and group programmes
• Administration, audit, research and service development
• Leadership
• Supervision and Training

Your Day-to-Day

• You will be working 22.5 hours per week, preferably across 3 days.
• Work as a team Psychologist within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)
• Carry out psychological assessments and provide therapy to individuals and groups
• Collaboratively develop care plans with the MDT
• Provide training and supervision to colleagues, and consultation to teams
• Evaluate the service, contribute to its development and carry out clinical research
• Disseminate outcomes via conference presentations and publications.

We are looking for someone who is...

• A HCPC registered Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist with experience in a clinical, forensic or mental health setting
• Preferably trained in complex therapies such as Schema, CBT, CBT-Psychosis, CAT, DBT and EMDR
• Preferably has knowledge and experience of risk assessments (e.g. START)
• Preferably trained in specialised assessments (e.g. WAIS-IV, MCMI-IV)
• Passionate about working with people with a range of complex mental health needs
• Capable of treating difficulties such as self-harm, physical & verbal aggression, history of sexual offending and drug & alcohol problems.

Why Cygnet? We will offer you

• Contributory pension scheme
• Free life

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.