Your responsibilities
will include:
1. Holding a caseload of clinical work, including carrying out individual and group psychological intervention and developing formulations.
2. Undertaking collaborative risk assessment and management for individual patients
3. Undertaking psychological assessments and their write up using appropriate psychometric measures, direct and indirect observations, and semi-structured interviews, under appropriate supervision.
4. Attending relevant meetings to contribute to the planning and development of service improvements.
5. Managing and maintaining databases.
6. Assisting with audits and research projects where required.
7. Attending reflective practice sessions.
8. Supporting qualified members of staff within the service on a day to day basis.
9. Maintaining highest standards of clinical governance, ethical practice, and data protection.
To be successful in this role, you’ll need:
10. A BPS accredited recognised Masters degree in Forensic Psychology conferring Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR)
11. Previous experience within clinical and / or forensic settings
12. Clear professional goals for development
13. A willingness to meet professional practice expectations and the regulatory body codes of ethics
The successful candidate will ideally have some experience in risk assessment and the delivery of different therapeutic models that support service users towards recovery (i.e. CBT, CFT, Schema or DBT). However Elysium Healthcare is dedicated to individual development, and provides excellent training opportunities if required.
What you will get:
14. Annual salary of £29,969
15. The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
16. Free meals and parking
17. Wellbeing support and activities
18. Career development and training
19. Pension contribution
20. Life Assurance
Where you will be working:
Chadwick Lodge, part of Elysium Healthcare, offers medium and low secure services providing specialist assessment and treatment for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983, amended 2007) and have a history of offending behaviour. We also offer an Acute service for men requiring specialist support, and a locked rehabilitation intensive Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) service for women with a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD).