Clinical Psychologist - Neurodevelopmental Lifespan Service

The Psicon Group, established in 1998, comprises six areas of specialist psychological and health services: Adult Mental Health Services; Child, Young People and Family Services; Community-Based Neurological Rehabilitation Services; Occupational Health Services; Medico-Legal Services; and Neurodevelopmental Lifespan Services. Through these, we provide prompt access to high quality professionals offering consultations, assessments, therapy and rehabilitation.

We value our employees as an integral part of our service delivery and believe in recruiting and investing in the best employees. We pride ourselves in providing our employees with the opportunities and resources to achieve their potential. Our company culture embraces the idea of ‘The Psicon Family’ in which we are open, work collaboratively and support each other.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Clinical Psychologist to join our Adult Mental Health Neurodevelopmental Lifespan Service in Canterbury, to provide a specialist psychological assessment and therapy service. To offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of Psicon’s policies and procedures.

Reports to: Clinical Lead and Service Lead

Accountable to: Director of Operations and Managing Director.

Main Duties

· You will be required to carry out assessments and treatments of adults with mental health problems and adults with neurodiversity as part of the Adapted CBT for autism and ADHD service.

· Act as a core member of the Adult Mental Health Service and Neurodevelopmental Lifespan Service at Psicon.

· Undertake specialise assessment of autism spectrum disorder in line with NICE guidelines.

· Contribute as a clinician, to the smooth running of services including the general business of Psicon.

· Consider service development opportunities with the management team at Psicon.

· Contribute to the supervision and training of Assistant Psychologists, Junior Psychologists and other professionals and staff working at Psicon as requested by the Managing Director.

· Contribute to training programmes as required.

Direct Psychological Interventions

· As a Clinical Psychologist to contribute to the assessment of patients presenting with mental health problems using skills and expertise.

· To offer psychological treatment programmes to patients with adult mental health difficulties as well as patients with a diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD.

· To support and treat patients with complex presentation, focus to include dual diagnosis (for example patients with mental health difficulties and neurodevelopmental conditions).

· To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients.

Indirect Clinical Work

· Able to consider information from assessment and formulate treatment plans, prepare thorough clinical reports of the highest standard, and be able to communicate conclusions and recommendations after assessment to clients and other relevant parties if appropriate.

· Contribute to team meetings within the AMH Service and NDL Service.

Supervision

· Attend regular clinical supervision.

· Provide regular supervision to High Intensity Therapists.

· Provide ad hoc supervision to Assistant Psychologists.

Training

· To complete mandatory training as required by the service.

· To complete Adult Safeguarding Training at Level 3.

· To contribute to training initiatives (internal and external) at Psicon as required.

General

· To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, and in consultation with the Director and the HR & operations manager.

· To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in psychology across the service, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of psychology and related disciplines.

· To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice.

· To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.

Benefits include:

• Enhanced annual leave of 32 days a year (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Flexible annual leave scheme providing the ability to buy or sell back additional days.
• Well-being days.
• Pension scheme (with the option of enhancing via salary sacrifice).
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Birthday lie in.
• Free breakfast, including 'pastry Mondays'.
• Funded social events.
• Staff well-being bursary scheme.

Please note that Psicon is committed to ensuring 'safer recruitment' and therefore the successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), the cost of which will be met by the Company.

Psicon is committed to adhering to the Equality Act (2010) and provides equal opportunities to all applicants, staff and clients.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £45,000.00-£55,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Licence/Certification:

• HCPC registration as a clinical psychologist (required)

Work Location: One location