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Qualified Psychologist

Stevenage, SG1 4YS
Up to £56,000pa DOE
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About the role

Overview

Stevenage, SG1 4YS
Full Time
Up to £56,000pa DOE
20 February 2025

Cygnet Hospital Stevenage is an 81 bedded hospital with six wards consisting of a medium secure male ward, one low secure male ward, two PICU male wards and two acute female wards. In May 2024 the hospital was Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC across all domains.

The Role:

We are currently looking to employ a full time Forensic, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to work either on a Medium Secure Male ward or across a PICU and Acute ward. The successful candidate will join a team comprised of qualified, trainee, assistant and 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;

  • 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
  • Supervision and Training

We are looking for someone who is…

  • A HCPC registered Forensic, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (or in the last six months of training if so a preceptorship can be offered)
  • Previous experience within a secure/forensic and/or PICU/ACUTE setting
  • 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, physio’s; 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

Site Specific Benefits

  • Free access to hospital gym
  • Access to staff support coordinators

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Ready to make a positive change?

If interested, please apply below or forward your cv to vickylinstead@cygnethealth.co.uk

Join us!

In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

Benefits & Rewards

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Group Pension

We’ll look after you beyond Cygnet by helping you save for your future with a pension scheme. Cygnet provides a monthly contribution into your pot for every month you actively pay in.

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Free Mortgage Broker & Insurance Cover

Cygnet understands that buying a home is probably the biggest and most important financial decision for most of us. As a result we have partnered with L&C to offer free mortgage advice, free insurance cover and receive a voucher on completion of your mortgage

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Enhanced Maternity

In addition to statutory pay, Cygnet provides enhanced maternity pay.

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Free Life Assurance Cover

Cygnet provides a Group Life assurance scheme which pays out a lump sum benefit to your family or next of kin in the event of your death whilst employed by Cygnet.

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Cygnet Hospital Stevenage

Stevenage
London & South East
SG1 4YS

Colleague to colleague endorsements

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Katie

Service Manager
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Since arriving at Norcott House this year ,Katie has has made many positive changes to the service. One to mention was supporting & planning for a SU to start to positively re access the community again which had ceased since the pandemic and felt to be an impossible task. Katie’s can do attitudes is always upbeat, positive and inspiring .

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Salina

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As the administrator for site, I do not have keys & a panic alarm when I am on site. After a staff meeting, I randomly tested the team to check response time for an alert that would not normally show – the basement meeting room. Along with x2 others, Salina responded within 20 seconds of the alarm being pulled. Well done Salina, excellent support!

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Nita

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As the administrator for site, I do not have keys & a panic alarm when I am on site. After a staff meeting, I randomly tested the team to check response time for an alert that would not normally show – the basement meeting room. Along with x2 others, Nita responded within 20 seconds of the alarm being pulled. Well done Nita, excellent support!

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Sai

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He is always great and enthusiastic with the patients. I overheard him asking the psychology team how best to communicate/start conversation’s with a patient. He’s always smiling and a great colleague to work alongside.

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Deborah

Senior Support Worker
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Deborah is a night senior that has just been advised to go on light duties due to her current state. However, Deborah goes above and beyond to be punctual on shift, attend to all duties assigned cheerfully and give adequate support to the residents and staff members. She has been an exceptional Night senior and passionate about her job.

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Sally

Senior Nurse
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Sally is an excellent senior nurse; she is supportive, fun, motivated. She supported a service user to attend the Personality Disorder Conference, London; she encourage the service user onto a train from Nottingham, to use the London underground, escalators, etc. Sally kept the service user calm and contained ready for the presentation. Well done!

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James

Governance Coordinator
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Having James as the Governance Coordinator at Cygnet Woking and Woking Lodge has streamlined our processes in ensuring the safety and quality of patient care. His hard work, meticulous attention to detail, and dedication to gathering crucial data and documentation spanning the Datix management and incident reporting is appreciated and admired.

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Tony Carrol

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Tony has gone above and beyond to support one of the patients at the Views. He researches into their interests and makes fun activities relating to her interests, he plans fun outings and promotes positive engagement. Tony makes this patient laugh! Tony is a pleasure on shift and is caring to all staff and patients!

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Ugochukwu

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We have a service user that can be very reluctant to engage with household tasks. I noticed that the recycling bins were overflowing. Ugo successfully prompted the service user to help us with emptying the bins and then assist us maintaining hygiene standards by pointing out which areas we needed to clean. I’ve never seen this SU do this Well done!

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Neil

Security Lead
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Today there was some confusion about the venue at its been my first time there in years. Neil Crilly spent 15+ minutes helping me to feel comfortable at Cygnet Woking. He made sure that I had everything I needed to feel safe even arranging keys for me and a second ID badge so I could follow Woking systems. Honestly one of the best greetings I’v had

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