Psychologist

Priory; Exeter; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Birthday Holiday

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including gym, IT, &

Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health)

IPD sponsorship

Leadership development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Job summary

Priory Hospital Preston is a 50-bedded mental health hospital near Preston, offering care for adults with acute mental health needs and eating disorders. The role is site-based and part-time (20 hours per week).

You will assess needs, deliver high-quality, person-centred therapy, and work with service users, families, and the multidisciplinary team to promote wellbeing and recovery.

Qualifications

• Hold professional registration with HCPC
• Accreditation from BABCP, BCP, BPS or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Assess the needs of the people we support and deliver high-quality, person-centred therapeutic interventions that promote their mental, emotional, physical, and social well-being.
• Respond promptly to referrals, carry out comprehensive assessments, and plan, implement, and review effective treatment programmes using evidence-based approaches.
• Develop and deliver tailored therapy programmes in collaboration with service users, their families, carers, and the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

HCPC Registration

Professional accreditation

Job description

Priory Hospital PrestonPart-Time | 20 hours per week | Site based£48,255HCPC Registration RequiredBased in Bartle, near Preston

Priory Hospital Preston is a 50-bedded mental health hospital, offering an extensive range of services, delivered across four wards. We can support adult males and females with acute mental health needs and eating disorders, and specialise in the management and treatment of these conditions.

What you'll be doing

You'll assess the needs of the people we support and deliver high-quality, person-centred therapeutic interventions that promote their mental, emotional, physical, and social well-being. Working closely with service users, their families, carers, and the wider multidisciplinary team, you'll develop and deliver tailored therapy programmes that support individuals to achieve their goals and maximise their independence.

You'll respond promptly to referrals, carry out comprehensive assessments, and plan, implement, and review effective treatment programmes using a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches and interventions.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

What you'll bring to the role

• Hold professional registration with HCPC
• Accreditation from the relevant professional institution (BABCP, BCP, BPS or equivalent)

What we will give you in return

• Free on-site parking
• Birthday Holiday
• - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.

About Priory

Priory is the UK's leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children's mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.