Priory Hospital Dewsbury
£40,000 Part time | 22.5 hours | Hours are negotiable
HCPC registration required

Priory Hospital Dewsbury is looking to recruit a registered psychologist to join the team in our rehabilitation and recovery ward and our neurocognitive/dementia service.

Priory Hospital Dewsbury, Earlsheaton, West Yorkshire is a level 2 rehabilitation service for male patients with mental health disorders and increasing physical health needs, including neuropsychiatry, older adult and dementia care, and community-focused rehabilitation. It is accessible by public transport, with Dewsbury bus station nearby and a train station approximately 1 mile from the hospital. The M1 and M62 motorways are also within easy reach.

The Consultant Psychologist will work closely with the Head of Psychology in delivering the strategic direction of the service to the hospital director/director of services/medical director. The Consultant Psychologist will ensure both the professional psychological practice and quality of the psychology department, to ensure excellence in patient experience and outcomes. You will contribute to the development of audit of services at your site and more broadly when required and asked by your Head of Psychology. To support the development and delivery of behavioural and other psychological interventions for patients and service users and provide appropriately developed psychologically informed guidance to reduce risks, aid recovery and independence. To provide consultation to the Head of Psychology and Senior Managers as required. To work within clinical and research governance initiatives.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

Essential: Applicants must be HCPC registered with a minimum of five years’ post-registration experience at Consultant level, demonstrating leadership and strategic experience. Essential training includes CBT and at least two further therapeutic modalities, including at least one intervention appropriate to the patient group.

For more information about the role, you can email Farahgigani@priorygroup.com