Hours: Full time
Contract: Bank
Role: Other Qualified Professional
Posted: 10 Jan 2025
Closes: 9 Feb 2025
Job Description Principal Psychologist Reference: PRI98673
Location: Llanarth Court, Llanarth, Nr Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 2YD
Priory Group Division: Healthcare
Salary: £58,250 - £68,250 depending on experience
Hours: 37.5
Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full Time
A vacancy has arisen for a Principal Psychologist to work as part of a dynamic psychology team based at Llanarth Court Hospital. The Hospital has seven wards and cares for Forensic patients with a range of mental health needs. Our Psychologists work alongside colleagues from Psychiatry, Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Social Work to provide high-quality care.
We are looking for a Principal Psychologist who is experienced in assessment and formulation to help determine the treatment needs of individual service users. Responsibilities include supervising Trainee Forensic Psychologists, Psychological Assistants, and placement students; providing training to staff; running reflective practice; writing risk assessments; and providing individual and group interventions to meet the needs of the service.
The Principal role also involves consultation and advice to professional staff from other disciplines, as well as contributing to the development of evidence-based practices, strategies, and policies as requested by the Head of Psychology. The successful candidate will take a leading role in the ongoing development, co-ordination, and governance of therapeutic activities and groups available to service users within the service, working with other professional leads, peer support workers, and service users.
The role also involves supporting in the measurement of the quality of the Psychological provision. We are looking for someone with leadership qualities and a compassionate approach.
The successful candidate should have a confident grasp of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and at least two other therapeutic modalities, with at least one suitable for working with Forensic mental health patients. Experience in working with complex clients and delivering high-level interventions is required. The successful candidate should ideally be trained and/or have delivered clinical supervision and have some leadership/management experience, as well as an understanding and experience in assessments suitable for the forensic population.
About us As one of the UK's leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promises a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world-class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes, and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.
As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your Pre-Employment checks. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements.
Disclosure All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
Closing Date: 31/01/2025
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