Clinical Psychologist

at  Elysium Healthcare

Are you a skilled and motivated Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? If so, there is an exciting opportunity to join an established multidisciplinary team as a Clinical Psychologist at The Brighton and Hove Clinic.
The Brighton and Hove clinic is a specialist inpatient eating disorder unit for children and adolescents.
Reporting directly to the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, you will be responsible for the delivery of evidence-based individual and group interventions, diagnostic and cognitive assessments, MDT working and risk assessments. You will also facilitate staff reflective practice sessions and be requested to design and deliver training to the multi-disciplinary team.
As a Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a therapy caseload, including assessing complex needs and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatments to support individualised patient care plans.
Your Psychologist career at Brighton and Hove Clinic will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills throughout your time with us. Your professional growth is valued and there are numerous career development opportunities on offer. There is an extensive range of courses designed to help you grow and succeed in your career, as well access to external training opportunities to support professional development.
It’s a career that brings pride and fulfilment, a true representation of what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

• Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent if trained overseas).
• Registration with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist.
• We will also consider applicants from newly qualified clinical/counselling psychologists, or from those who are about to qualify (please clearly state in the application when you will receive HCPC registration).
• Knowledge and understanding of eating disorders and related comorbidities (e.g. anxiety, trauma, depression, self-harm), and the impact these on both children and adolescents, and their families.
• Prior experience in eating disorders is desirable but not essential for this position. Experience working with patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, neurodivergence, trauma and personality disorders is also desirable.
• Post qualification training in the specialist application of therapeutic models relevant for working with children and adolescents with eating disorders and other comorbidities (or for newly qualified psychologists an interest in undertaking further specialist training).
• Experience of supervising and training junior members of the team.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patient’s psychological care and treatment as a qualified professional within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan