Clinical Psychologist (Part Time)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly-skilled and motivated Clinical Psychologist (Part time, 22.5 hours per week) with experience of working with adolescents in mental health services to join the team at Emerald Place Clinic.

Emerald Place Clinic is a 12-bedded General Adolescent Unit (GAU), providing inpatient CAMHS care for 13–17 year olds presenting with a diverse range of complex mental health needs. 

What you will be doing

You will be responsible for providing highly specialist psychological assessments and interventions for young people and their families, as well as providing psychological input to the multidisciplinary team.

You will be responsible for the supervision of Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists within the service. You will support staff development in the service, and will take on a role in training, consultations and staff support. You will contribute to service developments and development of care pathways.

This post will suit someone who is passionate about delivering a high-quality psychology service to young people and their families, and enjoys providing supervision and working as part of a multidisciplinary team on some of the challenges facing mental health services for children and young people.

You will receive regular supervision and line management from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. You will join a proactive and enthusiastic Therapies Team, as well as having access to a strong network of CAMHS Psychologists within Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust and across Elysium Healthcare. There are excellent opportunities for professional development within the role.

As you help others to focus on improving their wellness, it’s our job to take care of you. As an Elysium employee you will have continuous access to inclusive training, staff benefits and career progression tailor-made for you. So that you can focus on delivering great healthcare as it should be. 

Your Responsibilities will include: 

• Providing a highly specialist evidence-based psychological interventions for young people with severe, complex and persistent mental health problems, learning difficulties and/or developmental problems.
• Providing in-depth risk-assessments of young people who are at risk to themselves and to be able to formulate both short-term and long-term crisis planning.
• Providing evidence-based and formulation-driven psychological perspectives to multidisciplinary risk management, care planning and decision-making.
• Managing a complex caseload as the individual psychological therapist working within a multidisciplinary team, in addition to facilitating group psychological interventions and family/systemic interventions.
• Monitoring clinical progress through regular reviews of psychological treatment.
• Engaging and work with young people with a range of mental health needs and developmental difficulties, drawing upon your wealth of theoretical and practical knowledge.
• Providing high-quality clinical supervision to Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
• Supporting staff development through the provision of training, consultation, formulation meetings and reflective practice sessions.
• Contributing to service developments within the Therapies Team and wider service.

 To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent), including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or equivalent if trained overseas.
• Post-qualification training in the specialist application of formal therapeutic models relevant for working with young people in crisis.
• Experience working with adolescents and their families presenting with complex mental health needs, high-risk behaviours and neurodevelopmental conditions in a CAMHS setting.
• Post-qualification experience of representing psychology within a multidisciplinary team and providing psychological perspectives into multidisciplinary risk management and care planning.
• Experience of supervising and training junior members of the team.
•  Post-qualification training in the supervision of others (or the ability to complete this within 12-months in post).
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment as a qualified professional within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.

 What you will get:

• Annual salary of £50,000
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
• There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing and much more. 

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check and much more.

Where you will be working

Emerald Place Clinic provides care for young people aged 13 -17-years-old with complex mental health difficulties who require inpatient care. Emerald Place Clinic has been developed as part of an exciting partnership between Elysium Healthcare and Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust, to meet the needs of young people requiring inpatient mental health care.

We welcome applicants arranging an informal visit to Emerald Place Clinic to find out more about the service and the role.  

 About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 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. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

Closing date

The closing date for applications is 10^th March 2024. We anticipate interviews being held on the week of 18^th March 2024.

Upon application the central recruitment team will provide applicants with a detailed job description and person specification.