Clinical / Forensic /Counselling Psychologist - 12 month FTC

Job Location	Sedgley Park
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	Competitive salary
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Permanent , full-time

Job Description

Are you an outstanding Psychologist with a passion for delivering high quality careCygnet Health Care have been providing a national network of specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. With us, youll have the chance to progress your career as part of a dynamic, supportive team.We need a Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist on a 12 month fixed term contract for our Psychology team at Cygnet Sedgley House and Lodge Hospital. Maximising positive outcomes and recovery for our patients- its a challenging, satisfying vocation.Cygnet Sedgley House & Lodge Hospital:Cygnet Sedgley House and Lodge offer a 34 bed high dependency inpatient rehabilitation service for men with complex needs as well as supporting a further 8 beds in our community step-down houses. The service is designed to provide an environment that promotesmental health recovery by focusing on space, personal privacy and dignity.Cygnet Sedgley House and Lodge is a multi-disciplinary and psychologically informed service. The focus is on nurturing an enabling environment to deliver a clinical model, developed specifically to meet the needs of our service users within an operationalframework, providing a high quality environment for promoting long-term recovery.Your Day-to-Day...The post-holder will have a key role in providing specialist psychological assessments, interpretation from psychological tests, semi-structured interviews, individual and group therapy. You will also consider potential risks and social needs of the clientgroup, relevant to their diagnosis.Collaboratively develop risk assessments and care plans with the MDT.You will work as part of a dedicated clinical team providing a multi-disciplinary approach to rehabilitation in a therapeutic environment where the focus is on maximising positive outcomes and recovery.You will be expected to offer psychological insight and knowledge around the clinical area and provide consultation about the psychological care of the client group to staff, families and other agencies.As a HCPC Registered Psychologist, you will have a pivotal role in the training and clinical supervision of Assistant Psychologists. You will also have involvement in audit, policy, service development along with the assessment and interpretation of outcomes.We are looking for someone who is...

A HCPC registered Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist with experience in a clinical forensic or mental health setting
Able to work effective as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Passionate about working with people with a range of complex mental health needs
Capable of working with difficulties such as physical & verbal aggression, history of offending, drug and alcohol problems and self-harm.

Cygnet Health Care Benefits:

Free parking
Free meals for staff on duty
Group pension plan helping you save for your future
NHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card (includes big brand discounts)
Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice.
Plus much more

A career at Cygnet comes with excellent benefits. Whether its saving you money on the high street, with healthcare, holidays and leisureor securing your future with professional development and a pensionwe support you to be happy both in and out ofwork.Requirements:The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and reference check and an offer of employment will be subject to successful clearance.

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