Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Adult Wards

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Adult Wards

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary psychological therapies team which covers both male and female adult acute inpatient wards (23 beds in total) at Potters Bar Clinic. You will be joining the team at an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. There is opportunity for you to grow and move within the organization.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority, and we encourage and support vaccination uptake as the best line of defence against COVID 19. The company follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments; all staff are required to understand their responsibility and commit to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Job responsibilities

As a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist, you will provide specialist psychology assessments and interventions to adult service users with acute mental health needs on the ward. You will also provide a specialist clinical perspective in relation to other service users with whom you might not be directly involved. Your tasks include individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessment, MDT working, risk assessment, facilitating staff reflective practice sessions, and designing and delivering training.

• Work autonomously to provide a specialist psychology service to patients as agreed by the Consultant Psychiatrist, Therapies Lead, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and wider MDT.
• Undertake specialist assessments.
• Provide specialist interventions according to formulations based on an appropriate conceptual framework, NICE guidelines, evidence from research, and the wider MDT formulation and interventions.
• Run therapeutic groups on the ward as agreed.
• Monitors risk of all patients for whom there is direct contact, ensures acute risk is managed, liaises with MDT and updates the electronic patient record as required.
• Ensures all clinical work is adequately recorded in the electronic patient record.
• Attend ward rounds, case conferences, CPAs and provide reports in advance for these in accordance with local procedures.
• Prepare clinical reports (e.g. assessment reports, discharge summaries).
• Liaise with internal and external colleagues as required.
• Facilitate reflective practice sessions for the ward based staff (7:30 am and 7:30 pm sessions).

Qualifications

• BPS recognised psychology degrees.
• HCPC registered.
• Understanding of evidence based psychological practice.
• Experience of applying psychological knowledge to a psychiatric setting.
• Experience in inpatient work (preferable but not essential).

Location and working details

190 Barnet Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 2SE. Join the team at Potters Bar Clinic providing care for young people and adults with acute mental health needs and personality disorders in an established 24 hour care environment. The clinic is a short bus ride from Potters Bar train station and within easy reach of the M25.

Benefits

• Annual salary of £53,000 (pro rated for a 4 day week).
• 33 days annual leave (incl. Bank Holidays) and birthday off.
• Free meals and parking.
• Well being support and activities to help maintain a great work life balance.
• 24 hour GP service.
• Career development and training opportunities.
• Pension contribution.
• Life assurance.
• Enhanced maternity package.

Contact

For more information, please contact Sigal Spigel, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Email: ; T: .

Please refer to the job spec when applying. The job spec gives detailed information regarding the job requirements in terms of hours and skills. A full job description and personal specification is available upon request.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check to confirm no previous criminal convictions.