Principal Psychologist

Are you an experienced and compassionate Psychologist looking for an opportunity to combine clinical excellence with leadership and service development? Join Farmfield Hospital as the Principal Psychologist to play a key role in shaping and delivering high-quality psychological services within a specialist multidisciplinary environment. As Principal Psychologist, you will provide clinical leadership, expert psychological assessment, and evidence-based therapeutic interventions for individuals with complex mental health needs. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will help ensure service users receive high-quality, person-centred care that supports recovery and positive outcomes. You will undertake comprehensive psychological assessments, develop formulations, and deliver a range of therapeutic interventions tailored to individual needs. Using your advanced clinical expertise, you will provide specialist input into treatment planning, make complex clinical decisions, and support the delivery of effective, evidence-based care. Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you will contribute to the development and coordination of psychology services, ensuring high professional standards and promoting continuous improvement. You will provide consultation, guidance, and psychological expertise to colleagues across the service, helping to embed psychologically informed approaches and support the wider multidisciplinary team. A key aspect of the role will be providing supervision, training, and professional support to psychology colleagues and other staff groups.

Are you an experienced and compassionate Psychologist looking for an opportunity to combine clinical excellence with leadership and service development? Join Farmfield Hospital as the Principal Psychologist to play a key role in shaping and delivering high-quality psychological services within a specialist multidisciplinary environment.

As Principal Psychologist, you will provide clinical leadership, expert psychological assessment, and evidence-based therapeutic interventions for individuals with complex mental health needs. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will help ensure service users receive high-quality, person-centred care that supports recovery and positive outcomes.

You will undertake comprehensive psychological assessments, develop formulations, and deliver a range of therapeutic interventions tailored to individual needs. Using your advanced clinical expertise, you will provide specialist input into treatment planning, make complex clinical decisions, and support the delivery of effective, evidence-based care.

Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you will contribute to the development and coordination of psychology services, ensuring high professional standards and promoting continuous improvement. You will provide consultation, guidance, and psychological expertise to colleagues across the service, helping to embed psychologically informed approaches and support the wider multidisciplinary team.

A key aspect of the role will be providing supervision, training, and professional support to psychology colleagues and other staff groups, helping to develop capability and enhance the quality of care delivered across the service. You will also contribute to risk assessment and management processes, offering specialist advice on the psychological needs of service users and supporting safe, effective decision-making.

As a senior member of the clinical team, you will play an important role in service development and quality improvement. You will contribute to audits, research, policy development, and service evaluation activities, using data and evidence to enhance clinical practice and improve outcomes for service users.

If you're passionate about clinical leadership, innovation, and delivering outstanding psychological care, we'd love to hear from you.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each persons individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

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