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Consultant Psychologist

Priory Healthcare

Cardiff

Salary

£66,947 – £66,947

Training post

No

Trust type

Acute

Posted

7 weeks ago

About the role

The unit will provide a modern, homely environment promoting independence, whilst employing an experienced Multi-Disciplinary Team to oversee and support patient progress. As a Registered Psychologist youll work alongside colleagues from Psychiatry, Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Social Work to provide high quality care. The Psychologist we are looking for will be experienced in assessment and formulation to help determine the treatment needs of individual service users. A background in Positive Behaviour Support would be beneficial. The role will also include providing training to staff, running reflective practice, writing risk assessments and providing individual and group interventions, to meet the needs of the population.

This is a part-time role working 22.5 hours per week across 3 days. Pro Rata salary for this role is £40,168.00.

Consultant Psychologist

Priory Healthcare

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Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people. We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.

Person specification

Essential

We are looking for someone with a creative and compassionate approach, with an enthusiasm for improving the quality of life of our service users both whilst they are in our care and as they progress to less restrictive environments. There are excellent opportunities for training and development. Essential Requirements Post-graduate qualification in clinical or forensic psychology and Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Registered Psychologist. The candidate should have experience of working with complex clients and supporting staff teams. Preferable Experience of working in a forensic setting, HCR-20 trained and experience in the Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) model.