Elysium Healthcare
Principal Clinical Psychologist
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Principal Clinical Psychologist – Level 2 Mental Health Inpatient Rehabilitation
Are you an experienced Principal Clinical Psychologist looking for a fulfilling career where you can drive impactful change and transform lives?
Join the dedicated team at Field House, supported by a regional network of healthcare professionals, to deliver outstanding care for women with complex mental health needs.
About the Role
You will work at Field House, an 8-bed specialist inpatient rehabilitation service for women with:
- Mental illness
- Learning disabilities
- Autism
- Personality disorders
- Trauma histories and attachment disorders
The service combines traditional rehabilitation-focused support with single and dual occupancy apartments to provide a seamless, client-centred care pathway. There is a strong emphasis on positive risk-taking, encouraging self-reliance, trust-building, and self-esteem development.
Reporting to the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, you will:
- Assist in developing strategic and clinical pathways for neurological and mental health care through specialist psychological advice and interventions.
- Lead and oversee the specialist psychological programme, working within a transdisciplinary team.
- Provide supervision and peer training to ensure the team understands the foundational ethos, evidence base, and practice principles.
- Support workforce development through continuous professional development (CPD)— Field House is committed to offering ongoing training opportunities for career progression.
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Key Responsibilities
As a Principal Clinical Psychologist at Field House, you will:
- Design and implement evidence-based psychological and neurological treatment pathways.
- Identify and develop new specialist services for patients with complex psychosocial needs.
- Ensure all non-medical therapeutic interventions align with a conceptual framework, underpinned by robust empirical evidence.
- Monitor and evaluate service effectiveness in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.
About the Service Model
Field House operates within a blended rehabilitation model, offering:
- Single and dual-bed accommodation alongside communal facilities.
- Psychological interventions, including:
- Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF‐CBT)
- Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
- Specialist support for individuals with early-life trauma and attachment disorders.
- A focus on positive risk-taking, recovery, trust-building, and psychological empowerment.
Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
- BPS-accredited and HCPC-approved doctoral-level psychology qualification.
- HCPC registration as a Chartered Clinical Psychologist.
- Must be a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
- Preference for experience related to Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) networks.
- Post-doctoral expertise in research methodology, data analysis, and complex designs.
Location
Field House Apartments Chesterfield Road, Shirland, Derbyshire DE55 7DT
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What You’ll Gain
In addition to a meaningful role making a real difference, Elysium Healthcare provides a comprehensive benefits package, designed to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing:
- Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum.
- Leave: 33 days’ annual leave (plus birthday off), flexible buy plans available.
- Development:
- Regular training and CPD opportunities.
- Access to Ely-Vate, a dedicated rewards, savings, and wellbeing platform.
- Wellbeing Support:
- Blue Light Card with exclusive discounts.
- Life Assurance.
- Stream (instant wage access and savings).
- 24/7 GP services and second medical opinions.
- Investment in Your Future:
- Employer-sponsored pension contributions.
- Enhanced Maternity Package.
- Commitment to Diversity:
- Safer recruitment processes.
- Disability Confident employer.
About Elysium Healthcare
- 8,000+ employees across 90+ services in England & Wales, providing:
- Mental Health
- Neurological Care
- Learning Disability & Autism
- Children’s & Education Support
- Part of Ramsay Health Care, with a global network of 86,000+ staff across 10 countries.
Elysium Healthcare is committed to:
✔ Inclusive recruitment and supporting safeguarding best practices. ✔ Duty of care for all service users and payees. ✔ Equitable opportunity for career progression within a modern, values-driven organisation.
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