Band 8a - Clinical Psychologist - Adult Community Mental Health - Bedford - ELFT

Location

Bedfordshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Pulse is currently seeking a determined Band 8a Clinical/counselling Psychologist to be welcomed into our client’s Adult Community Mental Health team, within a fantastic NHS trust based in Bedford, Bedfordshire. This position will be available for the assigned Clinical Psychologist to start as soon as possible, working part-time or full-time hours per week for an ongoing period.  

The post-holder will provide specialist evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention for people with a range of complex mental health needs, including individual, couple/family and group interventions. The post is mainly face to face and the service will not consider fully remote, service users seen by the post holder will include people who have experienced high levels of distress and complex mental health difficulties. The appointed psychologist will possess an enthusiasm for multidisciplinary team working and the skills to help steer the team to psychological understanding of their clients and the development of psychologically informed services.

To be considered for this role, you must:

• Hold a doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• Be HCPC registered
• Have a proven track record in adult mental health
• Be analytical and show good attention to detail

What next?

If you are a patient and empathetic Psychologist with a keen interest in helping adults with mental health conditions, please apply today or contact our team for more information.

Benefits of locum work:

• Daily payroll
• Variety of work opportunities in NHS and private sectors
• Expand your skill set more quickly
• Flexible hours of work

Why Pulse?

• Online interviews via HireVue
• First class support and advice from our specialist consultant teams
• iPoint – Electronic Timesheet smartphone app
• Streamlined compliance process, utilising new online technology
• Access to high-quality voluntary training
• £300 Recommend a Friend bonus scheme*

*Terms and conditions

Not for you but know the ideal Psychologist?

If you are registered with Pulse and recommend a friend to us, you can earn £300 per recommendation once they have worked over 200 hours*.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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