Consultant Psychologist

Consultant Psychologist

Reference

PRI99371

Location

Stockton Hall, The Village, Stockton-on-the-Forest, York, YO32 9UN

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£71,500

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert Location Description

Stockton Hall Hospital is 112 bedded, medium secure hospital in the beautiful City of York. We are an independent sector hospital. We exclusively treat NHS patients and work closely with our NHS colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for our patients. We work in partnership with the Humber and North Yorkshire Provider Collaborate as part of the local Integrated Care Board.

At Stockton Hall Hospital, we pride ourselves on valuing the contributions of every team member and in working in partnership with our patients. The genuine team spirit and support for one another makes Stockton Hall Hospital a fantastic place to work. Consultant colleagues at Stockton Hall have a collective experience of working here of about 45 years, and has been traditionally a place of longer stay and positive well-being experience.

Job Advert Role Description

The Consultant Psychologist will work closely with the Head of Psychology in delivering the strategic direction of the service to the hospital director/director of services/medical director. The Consultant Psychologist will ensure both the professional psychological practice and quality of the psychology department, to ensure excellence in patient experience and outcomes.

You will contribute to the development of and audit of services at your site and more broadly when required and asked by your Head of Psychology.

To support the development and delivery of behavioural and other psychological interventions for patients and service users and provide appropriately developed psychologically informed guidance to reduce risks, aid recovery and independence. To provide consultation to the Head of Psychology and Senior Managers as required. To work within clinical and research governance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• You will contribute to the development of, and audit of services, at your site and more broadly when required and asked by your Head of Psychology.
• You will work with a dynamic multi-professional team leading development of individual formulations and psychological assessment. With the support of other members of the psychology team, you will support the development and delivery of behavioural and other psychological interventions for patients and service users and provide appropriately developed psychologically informed guidance to reduce risks, aid recovery and independence.
• You will be working with clients with complex needs that are relevant to the population in the service area. .
• You will be expected to provide support to psychologists and psychology assistants..
• You will develop and deliver formulation led care and be competent in a range of therapeutic delivery.
• You will be responsible for the delivery of/oversight of supervision and running reflective practice groups and do so with an understanding of the model underpinning your service.
• You will have effective consultancy skills and able to manage clinical/organisational projects; and have competence in line management responsibilities and service-related standards including clinical governance.
• Provision of consultation for and supervision of other healthcare disciplines, with commissioners, providers and other agencies;
• To exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the team, including good record keeping and outcomes monitoring.
• To be involved in recruitment, both in the short-listing process and as a member of interview panels for relevant management, Psychology and other multidisciplinary posts where needed.
• To assess the training and development needs of staff in the Psychology team and across the hospital (make specific to the environment and population) and recommend appropriate action.
• To establish systems for audit/review of services.
• To be familiar and compliant with the policies and procedures of the organisation and to ensure the same for Psychology Team members.

• A confident grasp of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and at least two other therapeutic modalities at least one of which includes training in an intervention suitable for working with e.g. (equivalent location specific disorders).
• An understanding and application of therapy principles with a willingness to train in therapies if not already received.
• Experience of working in areas of Complex Clients and at a strategic level. Also in delivering highly specialist interventions for those complex service users.
• Training in Clinical Supervision
• Understanding, experience and training in assessment such as (make specific to the environment and population)
• Leadership and management experience.
• Skills and experience in service planning and development

• To be responsible for ensuring own clinical supervision in accordance with the British Psychological Society's good practice guidelines, and to keep an up-to-date record of supervision received.
• To meet regularly with Head of Psychology to discuss service issues.
• To be responsible for ensuring own continuing professional development is kept up-to-date in line with recommendations from the Health Care Professions Council and the British Psychological Society and the policies of the Psychology department.
• To meet the requirement to complete an annual appraisal.
• To keep up-to-date with current developments in psychology practice, professional issues, service developments and developments in strategic thinking via own study and through attending short courses and lengthier training programmes as identified in the appraisal process.
• To disseminate knowledge acquired through study and attendance at courses to colleagues within the service.
• All staff are reminded of their duties and responsibilities as employees under the General Data Protection Regulations to ensure that personal data are not negligently nor unlawfully handled nor disclosed to unauthorised persons.
• Every two years you must be suitable to, and formally re-register as a practitioner psychologist with HCPC at the date set by HCPC.

• Hospital/location specific Senior Management Team, as required (or equivalent location specific)
• Ward Managers (or equivalent location specific)
• Registered Practitioner Psychologists, Principal Psychologists, trainee and assistant psychologists
• Multidisciplinary ward staff including Psychiatry, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Workers, Support staff
• Crisis and Community Mental Health team colleagues
• Service Users, Carers, Advocacy service
• You should attend strategic and service line meetings as specified by your Head of Psychology
• Be aware of and support the specific Priory Service Line related to your patient population and demog