Clinical / Counselling Psychologist - Mindplace Newcastle Clinic

Location: Metrocentre, Gateshead, NE11 9YG

Permanent

Competitive salary + Fantastic benefits

Part-time hours and Full-time roles are available,

This clinic operates 7 days a week, with planned opening hours of 8am–10pm.

As part of the rota, you will be required to complete one morning shift and one evening shift each week. While we welcome all availability, we would particularly like to know if Fridays work for you.

We make health happen

As an employee at Bupa, our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients every day.

Your Role:

As a Clinical Counselling Psychologist within Bupa Health Services, you’ll use your training and education to support our customers by providing education on how to live longer, healthier, happier lives. You’ll spend the majority of your time with our customers, doing what you do best.

Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality therapeutic care with excellent clinical outcomes.

• Deliver comprehensive assessments and formulations for evidence-based intervention.

• Offer different models of service delivery: face-to-face, telephone, or video consultations.

• Adhere to Bupa’s case management processes and collaborate with Clinical Leads and the therapy team.

• Work within sessional limits based on the client’s Private Medical Insurance allowance.

• Provide signposting or onward referrals as needed.

• Offer ad-hoc wellbeing support and coaching.

• Conduct one-off assessments and referral recommendations.

• Provide group psychoeducation and mental health awareness through remote presentations, workshops, and training.

• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and Bupa’s service policies.

• Attend regular clinical supervision and monthly team meetings.

• Collaborate with the operational and clinical team to improve client and employee experiences.

Key Skills / Qualifications:

Essential:

• Professional doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society.

• Health and Care Professions Council registration as a Chartered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.

• General adult mental health experience.

• At least 1 year’s post-qualification clinical experience.

Desirable:

• Training and accreditation in specialized areas of psychological relevance.

• Corporate experience.

• Excellent leadership and management skills.

Key Skills & Experience:

• General adult mental health specialism experience.

• Corporate experience and business understanding.

• Up-to-date CPD.

• Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft Systems and electronic medical record systems.

• Ability to evaluate, plan, and prioritize workload within demanding time scales.

• Proven customer service and client liaison experience.

• Excellent application of clinical knowledge.

• Strong presentation and interpersonal communication skills.

• Experience managing own caseload and working towards individual targets and outcomes.

• High standards in written and oral communication.

• Diverse and varied clinical experience.

Personal Characteristics:

• Well-developed communication skills.

• Effective time management.

• Ability to work autonomously in a busy environment.

• Understanding of a corporate environment.

• Ability to work at pace.

• Excellent team player.

• Strong problem-solving capability.

• Strong professional and personal drive.

• Ability to respond rapidly and decisively.

Benefits:

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme, covering mental, physical, financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and offer a range of family-friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role, you will receive:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing with length of service, with the option to buy or sell.

• Enhanced pension and life insurance.

• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work.

• Discounted access to online gym sessions.

• Annual performance-based bonus.

• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.

• Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate.

• Access to our Digital GP platform on your mobile.

• Emotional wellbeing support.

• Access to family mental health line.

• Financial wellbeing channels.

• Support for carers.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”. We champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. We especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.