Regional Lead Psychologist

Getat Elysium Healthcare; Watford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 33 days

Professional development

Ely-Vate rewards

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Earned wage access

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity

Pension

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is recruiting a Regional Lead Psychologist to provide clinical leadership, supervision, and strategic oversight of psychological services across Wales, the South West and the South Region. You will drive excellence in care, develop services, and support a region-wide multidisciplinary approach.

You will lead on governance, evidence-based practice, and service improvement while ensuring compliance with NICE and HCPC standards.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Chartered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.
• Professional doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
• Extensive leadership experience managing clinicians in mental health settings.
• Knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support and Trauma-Informed Care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and oversee specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for individuals with complex mental health needs in the region.
• Provide clinical and professional supervision to psychological staff within the region.
• Offer expert clinical leadership and consultation to MDTs across services in the region.
• Attend and contribute to regional leadership and governance meetings.
• Support regional job planning of psychological services including recruitment and disciplinary processes.
• Lead research, audits, policy and service development initiatives across the region.
• Ensure services are delivered in line with NICE guidelines and HCPC standards.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Consultation

MDT collaboration

Education

HCPC registration (Chartered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist)

Professional doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Job description

Job Description

Are you a passionate and experienced psychologist looking to make a wider impact across multiple services? Join Elysium Healthcare as a Regional Lead Psychologist (Wales, South West and South Region) to provide clinical leadership, professional supervision, and strategic oversight of psychological services across a designated region. In this influential role, you will support and develop psychological teams to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality services that align with professional standards, organisational policies, and evidence-based practice. Working closely with local leadership teams and psychology colleagues, you will drive excellence in psychological care while fostering innovation, continuous improvement, and positive outcomes for service users. As Regional Lead Psychologist, you will lead the coordination and delivery of psychological services across the region, providing expert guidance, consultation, and supervision to psychological staff. You will play a key role in ensuring services remain compliant with clinical governance requirements and are delivered in line with national guidance and best practice. You will contribute to the ongoing development of services by supporting the implementation of new models of care, identifying opportunities to enhance service delivery, and promoting collaborative approaches that maximise resources and improve access for vulnerable groups. Using clinical outcome measures, audits, and service user feedback, you will evaluate service effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and help shape future developments across the region.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver and oversee specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for individuals with complex mental health needs in the region where clinically required.
• Apply specialist knowledge and skills in evidence based psychological therapies to provide high standards of care in a supervisory capacity.
• Provide clinical and professional supervision to psychological staff within the region.
• Offer expert clinical leadership and consultation to Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDT) across services in the region where required.
• Attend and contribute to regional leadership and governance meetings.
• Support with job planning of psychological services across the region including professional recruitment, disciplinary and grievance processes.
• Provide specialist clinical supervision and consultation, as well as maintain professional governance and assurance in line with regional requirements.
• Lead research, audit, policy and service development initiatives across the region.
• Ensure services are delivered in line with NICE guidelines, HCPC standards and organisational policies.

To be successful in this role, you'll need

• HCPC registration as a qualified chartered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.
• Professional doctorate qualification in Clinical/Counselling Psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
• Extensive leadership experience managing clinicians within a Mental Health setting.
• Experience in using psychological models and theories to address a range of clinical and risk issues.
• Good knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support and Trauma Informed Care.
• A desire to develop as a clinician and make a positive impact on the lives of the people we support.

What You'll Get

• Annual base salary of £90,000.
• 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 us

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 disclosureJBRP1_UKTJ.