Elysium Healthcare
Clinical Psychologist - Fixed term (Mat cover)
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Clinical Psychologist Opportunity at Emerald Place Clinic
Are you a skilled and motivated Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? If so, there is an exciting opportunity to join an established multidisciplinary team as a Clinical Psychologist at Emerald Place Clinic.
About the Role
Emerald Place Clinic is a general adolescent inpatient unit for the care and treatment of young people aged 12 up to the age of 18. Young people who are admitted to the unit will have a primary diagnosis of mental illness across a wide range of disorders and complex needs. These could include mental health conditions such as mood disorders and acute psychosis. Additionally, young people may have co-existing additional needs such as neurodevelopmental disorders, including mild learning disabilities or autism. A young person could also be admitted if they have disordered eating.
Key Responsibilities
As a Clinical Psychologist, you will:
- Provide specialist psychological assessments, and individualised evidence-based psychological interventions for patients with complex mental health difficulties.
- Provide evidence-based and formulation-driven psychological perspectives to multidisciplinary risk management, care planning, and decision-making.
- Manage a complex caseload as an individual psychological therapist working within a multidisciplinary team, in addition to facilitating group psychological interventions and family/systemic interventions.
- Monitor clinical progress through regular reviews of psychological treatment.
- Provide high-quality clinical supervision to junior members of the psychology team.
- Support staff development through the provision of training, consultation, formulation meetings, and reflective practice sessions.
- Contribute to service developments within the therapies team and wider service.
- Receive regular supervision and line management from the Regional Therapies Lead/Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
- Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care.
- Maintain high standards of care in all areas of practice and in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines, and Company Policies and Procedures.
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Requirements
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent if trained overseas).
- Registration with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist.
- Knowledge and understanding of eating disorders and related comorbidities (e.g., anxiety, trauma, depression, self-harm), and the impact these have on both children and adolescents, and their families.
- Prior experience in eating disorders is desirable but not essential for this position. Experience working with patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, neurodivergence, trauma, and personality disorders is also desirable.
- Post-qualification training in the specialist application of therapeutic models relevant for working with children and adolescents with eating disorders and other comorbidities (or for newly qualified psychologists, an interest in undertaking further specialist training).
- Experience of supervising and training junior members of the team.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patient's psychological care and treatment as a qualified professional within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
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Location
Address: Farmfield Drive, Charlwood, Horley, RH6 0BN
Benefits
- Annual salary of up to £55,000
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
- Free meals
- 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.
- Range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers.
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 80 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.
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