Are you a newly qualified Psychologist, looking to take the next step in your career? If so, join Chadwick Lodge in Milton Keynes as a Practitioner Psychologist. This is an opportunity to change lives for the better and help some of the most vulnerable people in society.
You will be working with a friendly and supportive team of newly qualified and Assistant Psychologists, each of whom work within a variety of different psychological frameworks and modalities. The team also includes a CBT Therapist, DBT Nurse Specialist and input from a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist.
Working in medium and low care, you will have the opportunity to utilise a variety of therapeutic approaches to aid rehabilitation for people who have complex needs and require help to manage their internal processes in a safer way whilst working towards rehabilitation.
You will have a range of rewarding and challenging opportunities within Chadwick Lodge, which is currently focusing on projects to enhance access to effective, evidence-based treatment. Examples of these include the implementation of Trauma Informed Care and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) with women who have complex forensic needs, and our MDT team based DBT informed approach to treatment of men with acute mental illness.
There is significant opportunity to engage in Research projects. Chadwick lodge has links to both Birmingham and Nottingham Universities and is experienced at supporting Psychologists in Training.
*Chadwick Lodge will also accept applications from Trainee Psychologists.
As a Practitioner Psychologist you will be:
- Holding a caseload of clinical work, including carrying out individual and group psychological assessment and intervention and developing formulations.
- Offering specialist clinical advice including the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care within the service.
- Attending relevant meetings to contribute to clinical care and service user progressions, including liaison with external professionals (including commissioners and CMHTs) as part of the MDT / CPA process.
- Taking a lead in collaborative risk assessment and management for individual patients, supporting input from other members of the MDT.
- Facilitating reflective practice sessions for ward teams and debrief sessions where required.
- Supervising junior members of the department, including Psychologists in Training and Assistant Psychologists.
- Maintaining highest standards of clinical governance, ethical practice, and data protection.
To be successful in this role as a Practitioner Psychologist, you'll need:
- BPS recognised psychology degrees
- HCPC registration
- Eligibility for Chartered Psychologist status and appropriate post-graduate qualifications
- Eligibility to become an approved supervisor within the guidelines of the BPS and relevant division
- Understanding of evidence-based psychological practice
- Experience of applying psychological knowledge to a forensic/clinical setting
- Experience of working with clients with cognitive deficits.
- Experience of conducting research and project working
Where you will be working:
Location: Chadwick Drive (off Saxon Street), Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LS
You will be working at Chadwick Lodge and Eaglestone View, a medium and low secure service providing specialist treatment programmes for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) and have a history of offending behaviour.
The service offers a broad spectrum of evidence-based therapeutic interventions, involving service users at every stage. The hospital's consultant-led multidisciplinary team has a wealth of clinical and research experience in forensic psychiatry. All programmes are designed to reduce the risk of re-offending and to maximise the potential and enhance the quality of life of each service users.
Chadwick Lodge secure services care for service users with complex and enduring mental illness who need to achieve stability in order to benefit from multidisciplinary interventions, helping them move on to community settings whenever possible.
What you will get:
- Annual salary of £35,000-£43,000 (Depending on experience)
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
- Free meals and parking
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
- Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
- Pension contribution to secure your future.
- Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
- Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.
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.