About this role
Job summary
Are you an outstanding Clinical Psychologist Specialising in Neuropsychology or aspiring Consultant Neuropsychologist with a passion for delivering high quality care for men who have sustained a brain injury?
Cygnet have been providing a national network of specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. They provide neuropsychiatric services to people with neurological conditions, mental health issues and behaviour that challenges in 7 different sites across the United Kingdom.
With us, youll have the chance to progress your career as part of a dynamic, supportive team.
We need a Clinical Psychologist, preferably with an interest in working towards the Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology, whos passionate about helping people with a range of brain injuries, often with a mental health co-morbidity, to join our team in our male neuropsychiatric service, at Cygnet Paddocks.
Main duties of the job
Your Day-to-Day
At Cygnet Paddocks, you will be overseeing the psychology service and providing supervision to the on-site psychology team at Cygnet Paddocks, comprising of a qualified psychologist and two assistant psychologists.
The unit uses a positive behaviour support model, with ABC charts and incident management systems in place to support the functional assessment of behaviour. There will be opportunities to carry out cognitive assessment, neuro-rehabilitation, capacity assessment, risk assessment and psychological therapy.
About us
Cygnet Paddocks:
Cygnet Paddocks is our specialist Neuropsychiatric rehabilitation service for men. The service provides a dedicated care pathway for men affected by acquired brain injury or neurological conditions, where behaviours that challenge are the overarching impairment to recovery and rehabilitation.
The service opened in June 2024.
The individually designed wards replicate the well-established rehabilitation and treatment pathways already successfully offered by Cygnet in other Neuropsychiatric Rehabilitation services; facilitating a clear and distinctive care and treatment pathway led by an all-encompassing in-house clinical and medical team.
Job description Job responsibilities
Cygnet has 8 neuropsychiatry services across the country, each of which has at least one qualified psychologist/neuropsychologist on site.
Psychologists at these sites form the national neuropsychology team. The national team has monthly governance meetings to discuss best practice guidelines, support standardised practice and share clinical cases. There is a consultant neuropsychologist already in post within the national neuropsychology team. The national neuropsychology team have a variety of training in skills in areas such as forensic psychology, trauma therapy and EMDR, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Some members of the team are being supported to complete Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology and are currently undertaking the knowledge component.
Your role will be to:
Oversee and co-ordinate the psychology service at Cygnet Paddocks.Provide line management and supervision to the psychologist and assistants on siteProvide line management and supervision to other psychologists in the national neuropsychology department.Contribute to the Cygnet national neuropsychology department through attending and chairing meetings, presenting case studies, supporting the development of standardised practice, leading/contributing to service development projects, service related research and promoting positive governance practices.
Positively contribute to the multidisciplinary team at Cygnet Paddocks.Carry out psychological assessments & provide therapy to individuals & groups.Support Cygnet Paddocks to implement the positive behaviour support approach to managing residents, including providing staff support and training and ensuring all residents at Cygnet Paddocks have an up to date positive behaviour support plan that is reflective of their needs.Collaboratively develop care plans, risk assessments and risk management measures with the MDT.Provide training & supervision to colleagues, and consultation to teams.Evaluate the local and national neuropsychology or neuropsychiatry service, contribute to its development & carry out clinical research.Disseminate outcomes via conference presentations and publications.
We are looking for someone who is...
A HCPC registered Practitioner or Neuro Psychologist, ideally with experience of working in a neuro-rehabilitation and or mental health, forensic settings.
On the British Psychological Society Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists or working towards this.
On the British Psychological Society register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors or eligible for entry onto this.
Passionate about working with people presenting with complex range of Neuropsychological difficulties.
Capable of providing treatment for people with cognitive impairments such as memory problems, executive functioning difficulties, language difficulties alongside mental health difficulties, self-harm, physical & verbal aggression, history of sexual offending and drug & alcohol problem where appropriate and associated with Neuropsychological issues.
Why Cygnet? Well offer you
£4,000 towards relocation costs
Strong career progression opportunities into management roles
Monthly reflective practice, & support with CPD opportunities
Expert clinical supervision & peer support
Employee referral scheme
Pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme & employee discount saving.
Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
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In this role you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Cygnet Health Care
Address
Widnes
WA8 5UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)