Clinical Psychologist
| Posting date: | 18 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £45,000 to £55,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 September 2024 |
| Location: | Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1BJ |
| Company: | Medacs Healthcare |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | AHPCP_1726653227 |
Summary
Senior Clinical Psychologist - Southampton
Job Title: Senior Clinical Psychologist
Location: Southampton
Level: 5
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary £44,000 - £55,000
Job Reference: AHPCP
About you:
Are you a highly skilled and experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist specialising in Paediatric patients. We have an opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team on their Auditory Implant Services to provide a specialised clinical / counselling psychology service to deaf patients and their families.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide a specialist psychology service to children and young people who are either undergoing an assessment to see if they might benefit from a Cochlear Implant/s, or who have already had their Cochlear Implant surgery.
- Consult and advise on patient's psychological care to the wider multi-disciplinary team, as well as liaison with external agencies is also an important aspect of the work.
- Formulate, select and implement evidence based psychological interventions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the problem and drawing upon a range of therapeutic models.
- Implement a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups - adjusting and refining psychological formulations, drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
- Provide specialist psychological advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients' formulation and treatment plan.
- Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
- Skilfully communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and intervention with patients and their families, as well as with the wider multi-disciplinary team to help develop psychologically informed care.
Essential Qualifications:
We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Senior clinical psychologist with:
- DClinPsych or equivalent professional qualifications and experience in Clinical / Counselling Psychology.
- Membership of relevant professional body. BPS or ACP.
- Registered with the Health and care Professions Council
- Knowledge and experience of more than one therapeutic intervention
- Experience in working in the field of disability/health issues
- Commitment to diversity and equality
- Demonstrable experience of undertaking research and considering clinical applications
Desirable Skills:
- Experience of working with deaf patients/clients Knowledge of cochlear implants
- British Sign Language level 1 or willingness to learn
Benefits:
- Competitive pay rate: £23 - £28 per hour.
- Work with one of the top and best-performing NHS Trusts in the country.
- Access to Health Assured (mental health and wellbeing support).
- First access to shifts with the ability to block book shifts in advance.
- Comprehensive compliance support.
- Holiday pay, pension scheme, and online CPD training opportunities.
Why Choose Us:
We are a friendly and approachable team committed to finding you locum roles to ensure you enjoy both your work life and your home life. We offer 24/7 support for all our clinicians - we are always here when you need us most.
How to Apply:
Please apply online using the form below and attach a copy of your up-to-date CV.
Unfortunately, we cannot process applications for candidates who cannot provide evidence of a UK right to work.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all backgrounds.