Priory Hospital Middleton St George
Salary - £26,298 per annum
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
Priory Hospital Middleton St George is looking for a Trainee Psychologist to join the team.
Priory Hospital Middleton St George, Darlington, County Durham is a specialist inpatient service for adults with mental health issues, complex needs and behaviours that challenge. It is accessible by public transport, with a local train station approximately 5 miles away and local bus services to Darlington.
This is a trainee role, with support provided to work towards HCPC Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist and BPS Chartership. The level of clinical responsibility will increase throughout the training programme and will be appropriate to the post holder’s experience, skills and stage of training.
You will also:
- Manage a supervised caseload, including psychological and risk assessments.
- Develop formulations and intervention plans, contributing to individual and group therapy.
- Monitor outcomes and support research, service evaluation and service development.
- Contribute to multidisciplinary decision-making, administration, teaching and consultation.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the wider multidisciplinary team.
You can find additional information in the attached job description.
Essential for the role
You will have a BPS-accredited undergraduate Psychology degree, achieving at least an upper second-class (2:1) classification, and where required, any relevant postgraduate qualification identified by the BPS as a prerequisite for the training role.
You will be enrolled, or willing to enrol, on the appropriate professional training programme, with an understanding of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
The following experience would be beneficial
Previous experience within a psychological, clinical, healthcare or mental health setting would be desirable, along with experience of psychological or risk assessments, therapeutic interventions or group therapy.
Experience of research, service evaluation, evidence-based practice, teaching or staff support would also be beneficial, alongside knowledge of relevant psychological models, therapeutic approaches and outcome measures.
We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.
- Free on-site parking
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership & management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses
Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.
Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.
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All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
