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Highly Specialist Psychologist
Job summary
A leading healthcare staffing agency is seeking a Highly Specialist Psychologist or Psychological Therapist based in Birstall, West Yorkshire. The role involves providing intensive psychological care for young people with severe mental health disorders, requiring collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and managing a specialist caseload. Candidates must have doctoral level training and at least 12 months of experience in mental health, along with a full UK driving license. Competitive salary and benefits offered.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Current HCPC registration or equivalent professional body accreditation is required.
- Minimum 12 months post-qualification experience.
- At least 6 months clinical experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS).
- Experience with complex presentations such as eating disorders, personality disorders, or complex trauma.
Responsibilities
- Manage a specialist caseload of young people providing assessment and treatment.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to manage risk.
- Provide training and consultations to staff.
- Engage in service development through research and audits.
Skills
Education
Highly Specialist Psychologist or Psychological Therapist based in Birstall, West Yorkshire, with travel required to sites in Leeds and Huddersfield.
The role involves providing long-term, intensive psychological care for young people with severe mental health disorders, emerging personality disorders, and complex trauma within a residential setting.
- Clinical Caseload: Managing a small, specialist caseload of young people (typically 12-18 month placements), providing assessment, formulation, and integrative treatments.
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Working alongside psychiatrists, nurse specialists, and residential teams to manage risk and support a service model focused on resilience and independence.
- Consultation & Training: Integrating psychological knowledge into the residential environment by training staff and providing expert consultation to non-psychological colleagues.
- Service Development: Engaging in research, audits, and policy development to improve the innovative service model.
- Education: Doctoral level training in Clinical, Counselling, Forensic, or Health Psychology, OR a registered health qualification (Nursing, Social Work, etc.) with post-graduate specialization in a psychological therapy.
- Registration: Current HCPC registration (or equivalent professional body accreditation).
- Experience: Minimum 12 months post-qualification experience (though Band 7 preceptorship applicants are considered).
- At least 6 months of clinical experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS).
- Experience with complex presentations such as eating disorders, personality disorders, or complex trauma.
- Skills: A full UK driving license is required for travel between sites.
- Salary: £47,307 - £62,029.50 (depending on experience and banding).
- Working Pattern: Full-time (37.5 hours), Monday-Friday, with flexible working options.
- Perks: 30+ days holiday plus a birthday day off.
- Enhanced pension, sick pay, and maternity/paternity leave.
- Healthcare cash plan, life assurance, and various shopping/gym discounts (Blue Light Card).
- Paid training and DBS checks.
Note: Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
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