Lead Psychologist

Join our Hospital of the Year Winner (2021) and CQC-rated Outstanding Eating Disorders Inpatient Unit on a full-time permanent basis as lead Psychologist.

Are you looking for the next step in your psychology career?

We have an opportunity for a Lead Psychologist to join us on a permanent basis at our Newbridge Schoen Clinic Hospital.

You will be expected to lead the current psychology team consisting of a CBT therapist, psychotherapist, art psychotherapist and assistant psychologists contribute to the ongoing development of the service, and provide clinical expertise with collaboration to the multi-disciplinary team. You will be responsible for providing specialist clinical psychology input to the unit, which will include individual assessment, formulation, intervention and supervision/consultation.  

As a Lead within the Psychology team, you will pragmatically draw on a full range of clinical psychology theories to aid assessment and intervention approaches as relevant to this client group and have the opportunity for clinical supervision and team reflection. You will also play an active role in research, audit and publications.

Principle Duties

As a Lead Psychologist, you will be responsible for the following duties:

Clinical

• Carry an individual caseload, providing appropriate psychological assessment and evidence-based therapy

• Manage this caseload including formulating, planning, risk assessment and evaluating interventions

• Contribute to the delivery and management of the psychological groups programme including facilitation/supervision 

• Assist in the development of the team’s psychological formulation and therapeutic skills

• Support other members of the team, providing consultancy, clinical and management supervision and training as appropriate

• Participate in a programme of continuing professional development and annual appraisal

• To consult with colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team on psychological aspects of clients’ assessments and therapy plans

• To attend MDT meetings and CPA reviews 

• To attend and engage with team supervision and development activities

• To participate in other meetings or committees as necessary

• Involves and engages users of the service and others in discussions about service direction, improvements and the values on which they are based

• To record client contacts and assessments according to relevant policies, using computerised system

• To keep other notes and records as may be necessary to clinical psychology professional practice, using paper and/or computer systems

• To provide written reports on psychological assessments, formulation, therapeutic progress and outcomes for colleagues and referrers

Support

• Assist in the development of the team’s psychological formulation and therapeutic skills

• Support other members of the team, providing consultancy, supervision and training as appropriat

• To contribute to the training and supervision of Assistant Psychologists, and other members of the MDT

• To provide teaching and training sessions on psychological assessment, formulation and intervention and other key psychological theories and models to colleague groups and teams

• Liaise with community services, social care and other agencies as necessary

Professional

• Participate in appraisal and mandatory training

• Engage in continuing professional development (CPD)

• Remain up to date with current knowledge and practice

• Obtain regular clinical supervision from an accredited supervisor