Psychologist

Are you an experienced Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? If so, join Aberbeeg Hospital in Abertillery, a low and medium secure service for men with mental illness and personality disorder. This is an opportunity to change lives for the better and help some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Reporting directly to the Lead Psychologist, you will be responsible for individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, MDT working and risk assessments. You will also facilitate staff reflective practice sessions and be requested to design and deliver training.

As a Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in managing a designated caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support their care plans.  

Your psychology career at Aberbeeg Hospital will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills throughout your time with us. Your professional growth is valued and there are numerous career development opportunities to help you grow and succeed in your career. You’ll also receive support from a regional network of psychologists.

It's a career that brings pride and fulfilment, a true representation of what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

 Your responsibilities as a Psychologist will include:

• Undertaking high quality direct (assessment & therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory, and evaluative) specialist psychological interventions and making autonomous clinical decisions.
• Working therapeutically with service users with complex presentations, undertaking assessments using a broad range of structured psychometric and semi structured clinical methods.
• Formulating and implementing plans for specialist psychological treatment or management of patients’ mental health needs based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence based best practice.
• Contributing to MDT care planning and review.
• Providing clinical supervision to junior staff in the psychology team. 
• Contributing to professional development within the psychology team.
• Contributing to audit and research as directed by the Lead Psychologist.
• Engaging in CPD.  
• Maintaining high standards of care in all areas of practice and in accordance with the HCPC Standards of Proficiency; HCPC Standards of conduct, performance and ethics; BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct; and company policies and procedures.
• Being professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care.

 To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• HCPC registration.
• Honours degree in Psychology, giving eligibility for Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
• Experience of working in a clinical setting with adults with complex needs.
• Experience in using a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions to address clinical and/or forensic issues.
• Competence in assessing, formulating, and working therapeutically with service users with mental illness and/or personality disorder.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies, formulation models and relevant risk and clinical assessments.
• Knowledge and understanding of working with trauma.
• Postgraduate qualification in Forensic, Clinical or Counselling Psychology either through the British
• Psychological Society or a recognised training body.
• Experience of supervising junior members of a team.
• Previous experience of conducting research and project working.
• Evidence of regular further professional training and experience as required by the HCPC and BPS.

Where you will be working:

Location: Aberbeeg Hospital, Aberbeeg, Abertillery, NP13 2DA

You will be working at Aberbeeg, a low and medium secure service for men. Aberbeeg is located within the boundaries of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, set in 11.5 acres of land with beautiful views of the Welsh countryside.

Aberbeeg uses a sixteen-week therapeutic planning model alongside a Positive Behavioural Support model of care. This means that service users have a therapeutic timetable devised collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team using meaningful and smart goals for a sixteen-week period. Following this, the timetable is reviewed and changed to reflect the development and achievements made.

Our Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) puts least restrictive practice at the centre of every individualised plan of care. From admission to discharge, the service user works with the team to develop a route to recovery that is unique to them. At Aberbeeg Hospital, we embrace both creativity and evidence-based new practices to enhance the lived experience of every individual.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £43,742
• 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 is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, 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.