Are you an outstanding Psychologist with a passion for delivering high quality care?
Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Psychologist to join our team as a Prinicpal Psychologist.
Cygnet have been providing a national network of specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.
With us, you’ll have the chance to progress your career as part of a dynamic, supportive team.
We need a Forensic, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist who’s passionate about helping people with a range of complex mental health needs to join our PICU/Acute service.
Maximising positive outcomes & recovery for our patients – it’s a challenging, satisfying vocation.
At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.
You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.
So if you care about making a difference – every day – we want to hear from you.
Cygnet Joyce Parker:
Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital is a 39-bedded hospital with three wards consisting of a acute male ward, a PICU ward and a high dependency rehabilitation ward.
The successful candidate will join a team comprised of qualified, trainee, assistant and/or honorary psychologists. We are seeking a strong candidate to support and enhance the psychological care of patients at the service by assisting the team with the following:
- Assessments, scoring and reporting (verbal / written)
- Clinical formulation and implementing care plans for psychological treatment
- Planning, delivering and evaluating individual / group programmes
- Administration, audit, research and service development
- Consultation, Leadership and Management
- Supervision and Training
Your Day-to-Day…
- You’ll be working 40 hours a week
- Work as a team Psychologist within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)
- Carry out psychological assessments & provide therapy to individuals & groups
- Collaboratively develop care plans with the MDT
- Provide training & supervision to colleagues, & consultation to teams
- Evaluate the service, contribute to its development & carry out clinical research
- Disseminate outcomes via conference presentations and publications.
We are looking for someone who is…
- A HCPC registered Forensic, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
- Previous experience within a clinical/forensic and/or PICU/ACUTE/REHAB settings
- Preferably trained in complex therapies such as Schema, CBT, DBT, EMDR
- Knowledge and experience of risk assessments (e.g. HCR-20)
- Trained in specialised assessments such (e.g. WAIS-IV, MCMI-IV, IPDE)
- Capable of treating difficulties such as self-harm, physical & verbal aggression, history of sexual offending and drug & alcohol problems.
Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…
Career Development:
- Access to regular clinical supervision
- Access to training opportunities (e.g. assessment and treatment)
- Opportunities to lead on research and service development initiatives
Cygnet Benefits Package:
- Contributory pension scheme
- Free life insurance
- Share incentive plan
- Free meals
- Free Parking
- Health cash plan (claim money back for health appointments, assessments and treatments such as dentists, physios; access to free private GP appointments etc.)
- Employee referral scheme. Recommend a friend to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire.
- NHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card includes big brand discounts.
- Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice.
- Enhanced Maternity Package
Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Ready to make a positive change?
Please click on the ‘apply now’ link below.
Join us!
In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.
