Lead Psychologist

Are you an experienced Senior Psychologist with experience in a Learning Disabilities and Autism setting? If so, join Ann House in Kendal and Gregory House in Workington. Both Ann House and Gregory House are Learning Disabilities and Autism services.

You will support across two of our services:
Gregory House in Workington and Ann House in Cumbria. You will work on either a permanent basis, spending 3 days per week at the closest service and 2 days at the other, or on a part-time basis at either service.

As the Lead 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 Lead 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 Psychologist career at Ann House and Gregory House 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 Lead 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:

To have BPS recognised psychology degrees

Be HCPC registered

To be a registered practitioner psychologist

To be an approved supervisor within the guidelines of the BPS and relevant division

To have understanding of evidence-based psychological practice

To have experience of applying psychological knowledge to a Learning Disabilities and Autism setting

To be experienced working with clients with cognitive deficits

To have previous experience of conducting research and project working

What you will get:

Competitive Salary

The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!

Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.

24 hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be

Access to Stream, to help you manage your finances

Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.

Pension contribution to secure your future.

Life Assurance for added peace of mind.

Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

Where you will be working:

Location:

Ann Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6AA

You will be working at Ann House, a Learning Disability and Autism service which provides care and support to 16 adults who have a learning disability and/or mental health needs.

Ann House provides a specialist provision with enhanced levels of support which allows people with continuing challenging behaviour and high support needs to be cared for in the least restrictive setting possible, but within a service which is robust and structured enough to meet…