Part Time Practitioner Psychologist

Job summary

Are you an experienced Practitioner Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? If so, join Victoria Gardens, Huyton, Liverpool is a specialist rehabilitation for Service Users with complex mental health needs and behaviours that challenge. This is an opportunity to change lives for the better and help some of the most vulnerable people in society. Reporting directly to the Consultant 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 Practitioner Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service users caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support their care plans.

Main duties of the job

The Part Time Practitioner Psychologist at Victoria Gardens will handle a service users caseload, including individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, MDT working, and risk assessments. The role involves conducting both direct and indirect psychological interventions and making autonomous clinical decisions. The candidate should have a BPS recognised psychology degree, be HCPC registered, and have Chartered Psychologist status along with appropriate post-graduate qualifications. Experience in applying psychological knowledge, conducting research, and project working is vital. The role supports staff reflective practice sessions, training design and delivery, and maintaining care standards, per HCPC guidelines and company policies.

About us

Elysium Healthcare, part of Ramsay Health Care, operates over 90 services across England and Wales, specializing in Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education. With a team of over 8,000 employees, Elysium Healthcare prioritizes comprehensive care delivery. Their mission encompasses mental health rehabilitation through services like Victoria Gardens, a specialized facility offering support to service users with complex needs. The organization embraces a multidisciplinary team approach and focuses on recovery and community reintegration for service users. Additionally, Elysium Healthcare is committed to inclusive recruitment as a Disability Confident employer.

Details

• Date posted: 17 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £58,630 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1517811676
• Job locations: Elysium Healthcare, Huyton, L36 5SA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced Practitioner Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? If so, join Victoria Gardens, Huyton, Liverpool is a specialist rehabilitation for Service Users with complex mental health needs and behaviours that challeng. This is an opportunity to change lives for the better and help some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Reporting directly to the Consultant 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 Practitioner Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a service user’s caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support their care plans.

Your Practitioner Psychologist career at Victoria Gardens 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 on offer. There is an extensive range of courses designed to help you grow and succeed in your career.

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

As a Psychologist you will be:

• Participating in the assessment of referrals, and to provide initial assessment service users referred to the service.
• 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, undertake the assessments using a broad range of structured psychometric and semi structured clinical methods.
• Formulating and implementing plans of specialist psychological treatment or management of patients’ mental health needs based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence based best practise.
• Being professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical work and care.
• Maintaining high standards of care in all areas of practice and in accordance the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Company Policies and Procedures.

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

• Have BPS recognised psychology degrees
• Be HCPC registered
• Have Chartered Psychologist status and appropriate post-graduate qualifications
• Be an approved supervisor within the guidelines of the BPS and relevant division
• Have understanding of evidence-based psychological practice
• Have experience of applying psychological knowledge to aclinical/neuro
• Be experienced working with clients with cognitive deficits
• Have previous experience of conducting research and project working

Where you will be working

Location: Victoria Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5SA

You will be working at Victoria Gardens, a specialist rehabilitation for Service Users with complex mental health needs and behaviours that challenge. You will support the service to equip service users with the skills required for community living and increased independence.

The service is a recovery based service and incorporate elements of the Good Lives Model, supported by individualised interventions. We have a full multidisciplinary team (MDT) with Nursing, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker support.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £58,630 FTE
• 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
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

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 £57,640 FTE / 3£4,538 pro rata
• 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/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has 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.

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