Band 8b Clinical Psychologist

Are you a Psychologist seeking a new LOCUM challenge? Do you have previous experience working with Adults suffering with Physical Health conditions?

Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Band 8b Clinical Psychologist for a LOCUM contract supporting The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will provide psychological support to Adults and children with orthopaedic and Physical Health conditions. The contract will run for an initial period of 3 months with the likelihood of extension.

Job Purpose: Band 8b Clinical Psychologist

Pay Rate: £40.00 LTD p/h + £250 SCS Sign-Up Bonus

Location: Owestry

Contract: 8 hours 1-2 days

The post holder will work as part of the wider multi-disciplinary Physical Health Team and provide Psychological Assessments and 1:1 treatment to service users with a variety of Physical and Mental Health needs.
Key Responsibilities:

• Provides highly specialist psychological assessment of clients with highly complex and contentious conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources, which may include neuropsychological testing.
• Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides highly specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management and the high physical risks inherent in the client group.
• Formulates plans for highly specialist psychological therapy and/or management of clients' mental health conditions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice. Negotiates the implementation of such plans with clients and/or their carers.
• Implements a range of highly specialist psychological therapies for individual clients, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.
• Undertakes highly skilled evaluations and makes decisions about treatment options.

Requirements

• HCPC Registration

• Substantial Mental Health experience

The benefits of Service Care Solutions:

• Four weekly payroll runs
• £250 training allowance
• Excellent pay rates
• Exceptional referral bonuses
• Specialists mental health consultants offering single point of contact
• Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email
• Ltd & PAYE payment options available
• Nationwide provider of mental health staff to over 40 different NHS trusts offering mental health services and over 200 local authorities.
• DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.

Are you happy with your current agency?

• £150 Agency Switch Bonus - If you're unhappy with your current agency or simply fancy a change, Service Care Solutions will give you £150 for bringing your current contract to us.

• £250 Welcome Bonus - We are offering a Welcome Bonus of £250, paid after completion of 150 hours in your new placement.

• £250 Referral Bonus - Simply refer your friend. If they get the role, we'll give you £250. That's £1000 if you refer 4 friends - easy money whilst helping out your friends and family!