Registered Psychologist

Job summary

Located in Royston, Hertfordshire, within a purpose-built facility and spacious grounds, Priory Hospital Kneesworth House is a level 2 rehabilitation service, which provides a range of specialist recovery pathways, all at one site. 

The hospital also provides acute and psychiatric intensive care, medium and low secure services, and bespoke therapeutic placements. Priorys acute and PICU services aim to allow more people to be treated closer to home and we support the NHS to repatriate out-of-area patients back to local areas.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver psychological assessments and interventions using evidence-based approaches (e.g., CBT, ACT, DBT, systemic or psychodynamic models) to support clients with a range of emotional, behavioural, or mental health difficulties.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, providing expert psychological input to support holistic care planning, treatment reviews, and risk management.
• Provide consultation, supervision, and training to colleagues, trainees, and other professionals to promote psychological understanding and practice across the service.
• Maintain high standards of clinical governance, including accurate and timely record-keeping, adherence to professional and ethical guidelines, and participation in audit, research, and service evaluation.
• Contribute to service development and innovation, using data and feedback to improve access, outcomes, and patient experience.
• Engage in continuous professional development (CPD) to maintain HCPC registration and ensure practice reflects current research and policy.

About us

Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 13,000 colleagues and a network of 280 services, we support over 26,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check. 

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.