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Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health difficulties to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.
Calverton Hill is a 48 bedded Medium Secure unit, which provides inpatient treatment for NHS patients with mental health issues and learning disabilities. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our existing staff team within the male learning disability service.
The role:
The post-holder will deliver a high quality, evidence based psychological service for men with learning disabilities and additional personality, mental health or autism spectrum diagnoses, along with challenging behaviour and forensic histories. With appropriate supervision and support, applicants should be able to: undertake complex assessments and risk assessment, develop comprehensive formulations and deliver specialist individual and group treatments relevant to the service. In addition, they will be required to provide clinical supervision for assistant psychologists, as required; undertake training needs analysis and develop training packages for staff of other disciplines. Candidates should have excellent organisational ability and well developed interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively both orally and in written form. Being able to work autonomously and also to perform effectively within a multi-disciplinary team is essential.
An interest in conducting clinically relevant research would be helpful.
Experience of working within a secure environment is desirable. However, applications from newly qualified psychologists will be considered.
All applicants must be eligible for registration with the HCPC and will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and reference check.
About us
From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.
The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services. This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.
As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.
Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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