Lead Consultant Psychologist

Job overview

We are recruiting an experienced and enthusiastic Consultant Practitioner Psychologist within the Rehabilitation Division. We are seeking an individual with a background of working into adult mental health and inpatient services with demonstratable experience of leadership and supervision. The successful candidate will be the Lead Psychologist across our High Dependency Units, Open Rehabilitation Units, and our Community Rehabilitation Team. You will be supported by a team of Qualified and Assistant Psychologists and will be responsible for the leadership, supervision and development of the Psychology team and pathways.

You will also be an important part of the Division’s Senior Leadership Team along with other senior management colleagues and will support with leadership and development for the Division as a whole. The role involves some direct clinical work at Braeburn House with individuals experiencing severe and complex mental health problems for whom individualised and creative therapeutic approaches are key. Braeburn House is a 28 bedded all male High Dependency Unit in which you will work alongside another Qualified Psychologist, a full time Assistant Psychologist, and the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).

Overall, this is an excellent opportunity for a Practitioner Psychologist to further develop their skills and experience in a role which combines opportunities for clinical practice, leadership, and service development in a friendly and supportive Division

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the job description  for main duties of the lead psychologist 8C role for the GMMH Rehabilitation Division

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are recruiting an experienced and enthusiastic Consultant Practitioner Psychologist within the Rehabilitation Division. We are seeking an individual with a background of working into adult mental health and inpatient services with demonstratable experience of leadership and supervision. The successful candidate will be the Lead Psychologist across our High Dependency Units, Open Rehabilitation Units, and our Community Rehabilitation Team. You will be supported by a team of Qualified and Assistant Psychologists and will be responsible for the leadership, supervision and development of the Psychology team and pathways.

You will also be an important part of the Division’s Senior Leadership Team along with other senior management colleagues and will support with leadership and development for the Division as a whole. The role involves some direct clinical work at Braeburn House with individuals experiencing severe and complex mental health problems for whom individualised and creative therapeutic approaches are key. Braeburn House is a 28 bedded all male High Dependency Unit in which you will work alongside another Qualified Psychologist, a full time Assistant Psychologist, and the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).

You will play a significant role in supporting staff within the Division embedding principles of trauma informed care and a psychologically informed environment. You will support staff teams with formulation-driven approaches, training, facilitation of reflective practice and learning from incidents. In addition, you will be part of the ongoing development of the Division’s referral and trusted assessment processes.

This is also an exciting time to be a part of the Rehabilitation Division as we develop our innovative Community Rehabilitation Team and pathways, supporting timely discharge from hospital and reducing reliance on mental health inpatient units for rehabilitation where appropriate. Overall, this is an excellent opportunity for a Practitioner Psychologist to further develop their skills and experience in a role which combines opportunities for clinical practice, leadership, and service development in a friendly and supportive Division with a strong team ethos.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)