Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

We are looking for a confident Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working 32 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Hospital Maidstone.

Main duties of the job

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About us

Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10,000 employees empower 2,864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a HCPC Registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our team at Aspen Clinic (Cygnet Healthcare).

Aspen Clinic is a 16 bed hospital specialising in the treatment and rehabilitation of women inpatients detained because they are a risk to themselves. Patients usually have the diagnoses of personality disorder, complex developmental trauma/abuse and/or autism. Cygnet Healthcare have been providing a national network of high quality specialist services for over 30 years. In this role you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients and their lives.

We are seeking a compassionate Psychologist with a relentlessly positive approach to support and enhance the psychological care of patients in Aspen Clinic by working with the Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Psychologist.

You will be joining our team on a part time, 32 hour per week basis working across 4 days.

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.

Maximising positive outcomes & recovery for our patients is 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.

The work of the Aspen Clinic Psychologist includes:

• Leads the DBT team to deliver the full DBT programme (training provided)
• Developing and updating START risk assessments
• Individual therapy with inpatients
• Administration and scoring of psychological tests and assessments
• Co-produce formulations with patients
• Writing reports
• Attending and contributing to MDT meetings
• Participation in regular supervision.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS)
• Post graduate doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
• Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist (or in final year of doctorate training)
• A minimum of 12 months experience in a hospital setting
• Enjoys working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Prior knowledge or experience of DBT, and willingness to train if no qualification
• Good IT skills.

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you:

• Strong career progression opportunities into management roles
• Monthly reflective practice, & support with CPD opportunities
• Expert clinical supervision & peer support
• Employee referral scheme
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme & employee discount saving.

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

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

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Employer details

Employer name
Cygnet Health Care

Address
Yorkshire and Humber
S64 9EX

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