Clinical PsychologistNHS

Job summary

Are you a dedicated Clinical Psychologist looking to make a meaningful difference within a specialist mental health service? Join Dunnock View as a Clinical Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention to support positive outcomes for service users. In this rewarding role, you will work autonomously while collaborating closely with psychiatrists, therapists, nursing colleagues, and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver specialist psychological care. You will provide comprehensive psychological assessments, develop evidence-based formulations, and deliver therapeutic interventions tailored to the individual needs of service users. As a Clinical Psychologist at Dunnock View, you will manage a clinical caseload, providing specialist psychological input to patients while also offering expert psychological perspectives to support the wider care of individuals across the service. You will contribute to therapeutic group programmes, participate in ward rounds, multidisciplinary meetings, case conferences, and care reviews, and play a key role in informing treatment planning and risk management.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Psychologist at Elysium Healthcares Dunnock View, you will be responsible for providing high-quality psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions to support positive outcomes for service users within a specialist mental health service. Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver specialist psychological care, manage a clinical caseload, and contribute to treatment planning, risk management, and therapeutic group programs. You will also maintain high-quality clinical records, prepare assessment reports and discharge summaries, and deliver psychological training and consultation to ward staff. Your role will also involve supporting the development of psychological services through supervision, training, education, research, and service development initiatives.

Job description

Are you a dedicated Clinical Psychologist looking to make a meaningful difference within a specialist mental health service? Join Dunnock View as a Clinical Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention to support positive outcomes for service users.

In this rewarding role, you will work autonomously while collaborating closely with psychiatrists, therapists, nursing colleagues, and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver specialist psychological care. You will provide comprehensive psychological assessments, develop evidence-based formulations, and deliver therapeutic interventions tailored to the individual needs of service users.

As a Clinical Psychologist at Dunnock View, you will manage a clinical caseload, providing specialist psychological input to patients while also offering expert psychological perspectives to support the wider care of individuals across the service. You will contribute to therapeutic group programmes, participate in ward rounds, multidisciplinary meetings, case conferences, and care reviews, and play a key role in informing treatment planning and risk management.

You will be responsible for maintaining high-quality clinical records, preparing assessment reports and discharge summaries, and ensuring all interventions are delivered in line with professional standards, evidence-based practice, and NICE guidance. Working collaboratively with patients, families, carers, and external agencies, you will help ensure holistic and person-centred care throughout the treatment journey.

In addition to your clinical responsibilities, you will support the development of psychological services through supervision, training, and education. You will contribute to the supervision of Assistant Psychologists and may support psychology trainees on placement. You will also deliver psychological training and consultation to ward staff, helping to embed psychologically informed approaches throughout the service.

As an active member of the therapies team, you will contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, clinical governance activities, audits, and co-production projects. You will have opportunities to apply research to practice, contribute to the ongoing development of psychology services, and support innovative approaches that enhance patient care and outcomes.

To be successful for this role, you will need:

• Doctoral Degree in Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychology
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Knowledge of current national policies, legislation and professional standards in practice.
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside Elysium.
• Works effectively within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealing with potentially distressing and highly emotive clinical work.
• Ability to work well under pressure and or in times of crisis.
• Flexibility, creativity and preparedness to be innovative in a developing organisation.
• Sound theoretical base.
• Able to select and use appropriate therapeutic models.

What You’ll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Annual base salary of £49,387
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free meals and onsite free parking

About us:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 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

About us

Elysium Healthcare, part of Ramsay Health Care, is a leading provider of mental health services across England and Wales. With a network of over 80 services covering mental health, neurological care, learning disabilities, autism, children and education, Elysium is committed to delivering high-quality care and making a meaningful difference in the lives of service users. The company prides itself on its unique approach to care, which is supported by an extensive team of over 8,000 employees. As a disability confident employer that follows safer recruitment practices, Elysium Healthcare values inclusivity and accessibility, ensuring all staff are dedicated to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users.