Clinical Psychologist
Shire Oaks Court, Walsall
Position: Clinical Psychologist
Location: Shire Oaks Court, Walsall with Nationwide travel expected across all EHC services
Contract type: Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week
Rate: £58,000 per annum plus car allowance of £3,000
This is an exciting opportunity to work for a forward-thinking and growing provider. Join us as our new Clinical Psychologist for acquired brain injuries (ABI) with neuro behaviours! Based initially at Shire Oaks Court care home in Walsall.
In this role, you’ll act in a proactive manner to commission new units for people who have an ABI with neuro behaviours and support services to improve their quality of life and offer the best possible care.
About Exemplar Health Care
Exemplar Health Care is one of the country’s leading nursing care providers for adults living with complex needs.
We have over 50 care homes across England that support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.
As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.
About the role
As a Clinical Psychologist with Exemplar Health Care, you’ll create the company strategy for acquired brain injury with neuro behaviours whilst commissioning a pilot unit. You’ll then use this to create a blueprint for other services.
No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- ensuring the highest standards of care is provided to people with acquired brain injury and a neuro behaviour, and complex neurological conditions
- working closely with the relevant multi-disciplinary team of professionals and commissioners involved in peoples care
- providing specialist neuropsychology to those identified with an acquired brain injury, and regularly attend scheduled review meetings
- undertaking high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist psychological interventions in our services as appropriate, taking professional responsibility and exercising autonomous judgement in professional practice
- ensuring the clinical effectiveness of your own practice and service delivery by using appropriate outcome measures, collating evidence of good practice, and supporting lessons learnt
- training staff to the high standard required for supporting people with the range of presenting difficulties and complex presentations within the newly commissioned ABI with neurobehavior units.
Download the job description for a full list of responsibilities.
About you
Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
You’ll also have:
- professional registration as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
- strong focus on the care of people we support
- excellent written and verbal communication skills
- a pragmatic approach with strong problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to apply these in complex and challenging situations
- the ability to work collaboratively
- flexibility to travel to all locations of the business.
What we offer
We offer great rewards and perks including:
- excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
- retail and lifestyle discounts
- free DBS check
- electric car salary sacrifice scheme
- 24/7 counselling and support
- Blue Light Card eligibility
- 27 days holiday entitlement
How to apply
Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’ or contact Nicole on 07949 530 193 or email nbramhall@exemplarhc.com
Colleague stories
“There are many career opportunities at Exemplar Health Care and the support that I’ve received has been amazing. Everyone at Exemplar Health Care is committed to not only our residents, but each other. I am proud to be part of the Exemplar family.”
Nurse – Exemplar Health Care
Rewarding your dedication
Whether it’s RCNi membership or NMC PIN payment for Nurses, or lifestyle and retail discounts for everyone, we’re always thinking about new ways of saying ‘thank you’ for being part of our team.
Lifestyle and retail discounts - all colleagues can access great savings and monthly discounts on high street shops, restaurants, pubs and holidays, as well as 2-for-1 cinema tickets.
Employee Assistance Programme - all colleagues can access 24/7 counselling and support through our wellbeing partner, Care First.
Pension plan - after 3 months, you’ll be auto-enrolled into our pension scheme with NOW pensions, where you’ll have up to 5% of your earnings (depending on your salary) put into the pension and we’ll contribute an additional 3%.
Paid DBS check - we’ll pay for all new starters to have a DBS check, so you don’t need to cover the cost.
Career development opportunities - there are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and progress in your career at Exemplar Health Care, if you wish.