Clinical Psychologist

Billingham Grange provides treatment and care for individuals experiencing enduring mental health illness and behaviour that may challenge. It is a 50-bedded Independent Hospital with three age and gender-specific wards.Our admission criteria is for working-age adults with enduring and progressive mental disorder, acquired brain injury, cognitive impairment, complex and challenging behaviour and forensic step-down.

The Billingham Grange provides treatment and care under the provision of the Mental Health Act, DoLS, or as an Informal Patient. Treatment and care pathways are formulated, delivered and reviewed by a highly skilled Multi-disciplinary Team.

The hospital currently has a CQC rating of 'Outstanding'

**ABOUT THE ROLE**
As a Clinical Psychologist at a Billingham Grange independent mental health hospital, you’ll provide a specialist psychology service to help us deliver the all-round quality care and support our patients deserve. We’ll look to you to work with our patientswho could be emotionally stressed or living with depression, anxiety, OCD, phobias, psychosis and other conditions. Whatever their needs, you’ll make sure every single patient is treated with respect and dignity. We’ll rely on you to select, administer andinterpret psychometric and neuropsychological tests, as well as liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals to develop and review care and risk management plans. As a Clinical Psychologist at Barchester, you’ll have the chance create a safe and supportiveenvironment where our patients can get the best possible care.

**ABOUT YOU**
To join us as a Clinical Psychologist, you’ll have an up-to-date knowledge on current developments in professional and clinical practice, making you the go-to person for information about relevant legislation and policies. We’ll also look for excellent communicationskills, as it’s a role that will see you deliver complex and sensitive information and make psychological interventions with carers (or families as appropriate). You’ll also keep accurate records and supervise the work of other multi-disciplinary staff whenappropriate. A dedicated and insightful professional, you’ll always be focused on our patients’ wellbeing.

**REWARDS PACKAGE**
As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous package would include:

- Free learning and development
- Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
- A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
- Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes

If you’d like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.