Job responsibilities
Are you a skilled and compassionate Psychotherapist looking to make a meaningful difference within a mental health setting? If so join Crossley Place in Prescot as a Psychotherapist to provide expert psychotherapeutic assessment, formulation and treatment for people with complex and severe mental health needs.
In this role, you will deliver specialist psychotherapy aimed at supporting recovery, reducing distress and promoting longterm psychological wellbeing. You’ll work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring psychological perspectives are embedded in care planning, risk management and clinical decisionmaking. Your work will focus on providing safe, effective and evidencebased interventions tailored to each individual’s evolving needs.
You will adopt a traumainformed, compassionate and recoveryfocused approach, continuously reviewing and adapting therapeutic interventions to maximise outcomes. Alongside direct clinical work, you will offer consultation, guidance and support to colleagues, helping to enhance psychological understanding and promote highquality care across the service.
The role also offers opportunities to contribute to service development, quality improvement, research and innovation, helping to shape and strengthen the delivery of mental health care.
As a Psychotherapist you will be:
- Deliver evidence-based psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions to patients in line with NICE guidelines, best practice recommendations and relevant professional codes of practice.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to develop and review individualised care plans that meet patients’ psychological and emotional needs.
- Undertake comprehensive psychological assessments, including the use of formal psychometric measures, to inform clinical formulations and treatment planning.
- Provide specialist consultation, advice, and reflective practice to staff teams to support psychologically informed care and a trauma-informed approach.
- Facilitate individual and group sessions as clinically indicated.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical records in accordance with legal, ethical, and organisational standards.
- Contribute to service development initiatives, quality improvement projects, and audit activities to improve patient outcomes.
- Engage in regular clinical supervision and continuing professional development to maintain high standards of practice.
- Support and promote a culture of safeguarding, equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of clinical and organisational practice.
- Ensure that reports and assessments are clear; written within an appropriate timeframe and adhering to Elysium Healthcare policies and appropriate ethical frameworks (such as BACP, HCPC, BABCP, NCS…)
- Professionally and empathically disseminate feedback of engagement in a variety of formats (reports, verbal feedback, professional discussions with hospital and external staff)
To be Successful in this role, you will be:
- Providing psychotherapeutic / CBT assessment, formulation, and treatment to individuals with complex mental health needs in inpatient and/or community settings.
- Recognised professional qualification in psychotherapy.
- Full professional registration with the relevant governing body (e.g., UKCP, BACP, HCPC, BPS, NCS, BABCP).
- In-depth knowledge of a range of psychotherapeutic models and evidence-based interventions, and the ability to apply these to complex and co-morbid mental health presentations.
- Skilled in developing comprehensive psychological formulations and individualised treatment plans.
- Professional, compassionate and empathic communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Strong skills in risk assessment, crisis management, and safeguarding within a mental health context.
- Ability to work within a trauma-informed framework and promote psychologically safe environments.
- Competence in maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant clinical records.
- Proficient in reflective practice, clinical supervision, and peer consultation.
- Awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusion principles, and commitment to anti-discriminatory practice.
- (Desirable) Experience in delivering training or workshops for clinical and non-clinical staff.
- (Desirable) Experience in research, publication, or presenting at professional forums.
- (Desirable) Experience of completing psychological risk assessments such as the HCR-20, START.
What You’ll Get
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:
- Annual base salary of £38,950 pro rota £15,580
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
- Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
- Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
- Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
- Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
- 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
- Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
- Pension contribution, to help secure your future
- Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking
About your next employer:
Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 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
