Practitioner Psychologist
@Mind Professionals posted 4 weeks ago Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Jobs ID 40050
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Band Flexible
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Profession Psychologist
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Role type Permanent
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Profession Category Psychology
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Job Description
Practitioner Psychologist
Location: Atherton, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time (22.5 hrs/wk)
Specialty: Adult / Male
Salary: Up to £57,200 pro rota
Mind Professionals are looking for a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical, Forensic or Counselling) for part-time work at a service for care and support for men aged 18 years and over with a mental illness, who have been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, based in Atherton, Manchester, Greater Manchester.
Key Responsibilites (not exhaustive):
– Providing specialist psychological assessments, formulations and individualised evidence-based psychological interventions for people with complex mental health difficulties.
– Providing evidence-based and formulation-driven psychological perspectives to multidisciplinary risk management, care planning and decision-making to promote psychological wellbeing.
– Communicating complex and sensitive information to colleagues, service users, carers/relatives and other professionals to support psychological wellbeing, safeguarding, and risk assessments.
– Supporting and promoting open cultures within teams and services.
– Managing a complex caseload as a ward Psychologist working within a multidisciplinary team, in addition to facilitating group psychological interventions.
– Monitoring clinical progress through regular reviews of psychological treatment.
– Providing high-quality clinical supervision to assistant psychologists and/or trainees in the psychology team.
– Supporting staff development through the provision of training, consultation, formulation meetings and reflective practice sessions.
– Maintaining high standards of care in all areas of practice and in accordance the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Company Policies and Procedures.
Requirements:
– Postgraduate/Doctorate level qualification (or evidence that you will qualify), allowing you to work as a Clinical, Forensic or Counselling p