Clinical Psychologist Sheffield, England
Job description
Are you a Clinical Psychologist looking for a change? Are you looking for the next step? Do you want to work in forensic healthcare that makes a remarkable, positive, and life-long difference to people’s lives?
If the answer to the above is a yes, then this is the right role for you!
Here at Mountain Healthcare, we are looking for a passionate, determined, and resilient individual to join our amazing team as a Clinical Psychologist.
This post provides you with the opportunity to be part of an evolving team working alongside the care and education staff within a secure children's home to maximise and tailor the support to both staff and young people.
This is a part-time vacancy, though full-time applications will also be considered.
Service hours: Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Our vision for delivering this high-quality service specification will require all staff to be able to develop new skills and we will work with you to provide the right support in a challenging environment.
Please note, all successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS check, two satisfactory references and police vetting checks.
The Clinical Psychologist role will include leading on the development of a more trauma-informed culture across the secure children's home and providing supervision for the wider team.
The psychology service works with a Healthcare Manager, Mental Health Practitioners, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner with psychiatry input and administration support. You would be expected to work as part of the MDT, and to work across staff teams to meet the needs of the young people.
Key Responsibilities of the Clinical Psychologist
- Providing highly specialist psychological assessments and treatment for CYP
- Formulating and implementing plans for the formal psychological intervention, management of mental health/psychological and/or behavioural difficulties based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and exercising expert clinical judgement based on the highest standards of evidence-based practice
- Establish rapport and build effective working relationships with CYP and all those involved in their psychological, emotional, behavioural, and mental health and wellbeing
We welcome applications for this Clinical Psychologist role from candidates with skills or experience in the following areas: clinical, Psychologist, safeguarding, psychology, GBA registered.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Pension Scheme
- Bonus Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing Programme
- Long Service and Team of the Month Awards
- Career progression
- Cutting edge accredited and CPD training courses
- Funding for external and higher education courses after one years' service
Essential Skills:
- Band 8b, or Consultant 8c Hons Degree in Psychology (GBA registration) and eligible for chartered status
- Doctoral qualification clinical psychology
- Appropriate safeguarding training
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Completion of supervised clinical practice in the NHS and/or other relevant care setting
- Ability to work with at least two models of psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention
Desired Skills:
- Professional, compassionate and caring
- Team Player
- A commitment to supervision and support
About Company:
Founded by passionate clinicians on a mission to provide expert patient-centred services, Mountain Healthcare leads the clinical forensic healthcare provisions sector in the UK. A premier partner of NHS England and the police, our unique provisions include Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare and clinical telephone advice.
Driven by our values Be Kind and Do the Right Thing, Mountain Healthcare provides holistic and trauma-informed care that improves the immediate and long-term health outcomes of patients across the criminal justice system. Through innovative technologies and strategic partnerships, our expert clinicians ensure equal, effective and efficient services to all our patients and always put their health, safety and rights first.
Join the Best Provider, Make the Greatest Difference
Clinical forensic healthcare is a rapidly growing career path as demand for specialist critical services has greatly increased in recent years. At Mountain Healthcare, we understand that to provide the highest quality services for our patients and customers, our people must be the best in the field. We are proud to offer unrivalled staff training and development opportunities such as our unique Forensic Practitioner Gateway, our wide range of accredited and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, and access to events across the health and justice sector.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £48,526.00-£77,273.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Work Location: On the road
