Overview
Join the team at Moorlands Neurological Centre in Cheadle as a Registered Clinical Psychologist and help some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Working as part of a transdisciplinary team, you will provide formulation‑led, person‑centred care in our Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation service which provides care and treatment for adult males and females with acquired brain injury and challenging behaviour. Supervising an Assistant Psychologist and working closely with clinicians from a range of disciplines, your specialist input will be key in achieving good patient outcomes. With the support of the team, you will administer neuropsychological and psychometric assessments that support the formulation of behavioural interventions seeking to manage challenging behaviour and enhance rehabilitation.
You will support therapeutic sessions by engaging in individual and group work sessions, where appropriate, alongside other members of the team, and will assist in clinically relevant administrative duties, including developing and conducting audits, analysing and interpreting behavioural data, and developing and delivering staff training. In addition, you will join the senior management team and input into clinical governance, ensuring that the psychologically‑led model is both evaluated and effective. There are also opportunities to conduct research within the service. You will be provided with supervision and support from the Clinical Directors and will be able to access a range of training opportunities to help both you and the service flourish.
Responsibilities
* Lead and oversee the specialised psychological assessment and therapy programme in operation at the service.
* Supervise and manage other members of the Psychology profession employed within the service.
* Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to residents’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan, and support effective psychological treatments by the transdisciplinary team.
* Contribute to other specialised assessments as required, including of risk and capacity, and provide advice on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
* Actively engage in and contribute to appropriate local and national networks and with other stakeholders to raise the profile of Moorlands Neurological Centre and Elysium Neurological.
* Ensure all non‑medical therapeutic approaches are underpinned by the appropriate conceptual model, have an empirical evidence base, and their effectiveness is measured.
* Routinely monitor service‑level clinical outcome measures to ensure service is a centre of clinical excellence, and where necessary identify areas for continual improvement in the quality of the therapeutic programme.
Qualifications
* Registered as a Clinical Psychologist with HCPC registration.
* A BPS‑accredited and HCPC‑approved Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent.
* Chartered Member of the BPS.
* Enrolled on the BPS Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists or interested in working towards this, with support.
* Evidence of continued innovative practice through peer endorsement (journal papers, book chapters, speaker at national/international conferences).
* Management experience including leadership of teams.
* Evidence of engagement in ABI networks.
Benefits
* Annual salary of up to £62,400.
* 25 days annual leave pro rata (incl. Bank Holidays) plus birthday off.
* Free meals and parking.
* Wellbeing support and activities to help maintain a great work‑life balance.
* Career development and training to help achieve career goals.
* Pension contribution.
* Life Assurance.
* Enhanced Maternity Package.
About Your Next Employer
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
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