Job responsibilities
Work with
members of the multi-disciplinary team to develop a system for managing
referrals for psychological intervention, including triage and assessment
processes and a waiting list system, as agreed with agreed with the lead
psychologist and service managers.
Provide
comprehensive psychological assessment, including risk assessment, and develop
psychological formulations to support service users and other members of the
MDT in making sense of their difficulties.
Identify
and deliver appropriate individual and group interventions to service users and
their families.
Manage
resources appropriately.
Identify
and provide opportunities for other members of the multi-disciplinary team to
gain understanding of how psychological knowledge can support their work with
service users, through developing psychological formulations with team members,
participating in multi-disciplinary meetings and decision making or other
opportunities for providing consultancy and advice.
In liaison
with service managers, identify and deliver opportunities for staff learning
and reflection, through reflective practice, debrief and training sessions.
In liaison
with service managers, identify opportunities for and conduct service
development projects in collaboration with other members of the
multidisciplinary team.
Participate
in and contribute to CPD and peer supervision within the wider SAMHP team.
Engage in
appropriate practice supervision.
5. MAIN
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical:
To provide a
psychological service to specialist community psychosis teams, including
assessment, risk assessment, formulation and delivering psychological
interventions to service users and their families in either individual or group
formats, according to need. Four days a week will be spent with Insight (first
episode psychosis service) and one day a week with SORT (complex psychosis
service)
To engage
service users with complex mental health difficulties and support them in considering
how psychological approaches to their difficulties could support their
recovery, working to overcome resistance.
To monitor
and evaluate psychological interventions using appropriate measures.
To maintain
accurate clinical records and record data as required by the organisation.
To
communicate both orally and through letters and reports, highly complex
information concerning assessment, formulation and intervention plans to
service users, professional colleagues and to family members, as appropriate,
To provide
specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other
professionals contributing directly to service users formulation, diagnosis
and treatment plan.
To
contribute a psychosocial perspective within the multidisciplinary team
including for those service users not directly on the psychological therapy
caseload and attend individual patient reviews and risk management meetings
where appropriate.
To liaise
effectively with professionals working in other service areas or organisations
to support increased understanding of the psychological needs of service users
and contribute to service users making successful transitions and that
appropriate support is available to them.
Teaching, training and
supervision
To provide
regular reflective practice sessions to the multi-disciplinary teams and other
ad-hoc opportunities for reflection on practice, including individual or group
debriefing following incidents.
To provide
training to other members of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of
psychologically informed care and treatment.
To
contribute to CPD and peer supervision sessions within the wider SAMHP team.
To receive
regular clinical supervision from an appropriately qualified and experienced
supervisor, in accordance with the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology and the
HCPC guidelines and, where appropriate, from other senior professional
colleagues.
Management, recruitment,
policy and service development:
To
participate in multi-disciplinary meetings concerned with the delivery and
development of clinical services and contribute a psychological perspective as
appropriate.
To
contribute as required to the planning and development of the operational
policies and service delivery in the specialist
community psychosis teams through undertaking agreed project work.
To advise
service and professional management on those aspects of the service where
psychological matters need addressing in line with service excellence and
service objectives.
To
contribute to proposals for and implementation of policy and service
development changes in relation to psychology and psychological therapies within
the specialist community psychosis teams.
To
contribute to the development of user and carer involvement in the service.
Research, service evaluation & audit:
To utilise theory,
evidence based literature and research to support evidence based practice in
individual work and work with other team members.
To contribute to
project management, including complex audit, research and service evaluation
projects, with colleagues within the service, to help develop service
provision.
To provide research
advice to other staff undertaking research, including doctoral trainee clinical
psychologists and assistant psychologists undertaking research as appropriate.
Professional:
To attend Specialist
Adult Mental Health Psychology meetings, operational service and other relevant
meetings regularly.
To adhere to
professional/accrediting body codes of conduct, policies and procedures (e.g.
HCPC, BABCP, BPS).
To be aware of, adhere
to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Trust,
Area and Service policies and procedures.
To maintain and develop
high standards of psychology/psychological therapy practice by engaging in
continuing professional development and co-operative working/networking with
therapy, counselling and clinical psychologist colleagues.
To receive regular line
management
To participate in the organisations
annual performance review and personal development planning process with the
appropriate individual(s).
To keep up to date with
legislation, national directives, policies and NICE guidelines in relation to
the work.
IT responsibilities
To be able to
communicate effectively using Information Technology.
To contribute to the
maintenance and development of office system and procedures within the service.
To be fully competent
in Information Technology (IT) including Systm1 to electronically search and
gather relevant information related to psychological assessment and
intervention.
To be able to use a
range of software packages including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as a minimum
in order to be able to process and manage data and information effectively.
To be responsible for
maintaining appropriate service statistics and records of work within the
requirement of Livewell Southwest policies, including Systm1
6. COMMUNICATIONS AND
RELATIONSHIPS
Communicates with
people using services and their families / carers, through the provision of
psychological assessments and interventions, participation in clinical meetings
and through routine presence in the ward environment.
Contributes to the
delivery of general clinical services through collaboration with professional
staff of other disciplines.
Liaises and works in
partnership with other health service providers in the relevant areas and works
with statutory and voluntary agencies in the community where appropriate
dependent on the needs of service users.
Liaises with
professionals outside Livewell Southwest in relation to professional practice
(including teaching and service development).
7. PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF
THE JOB
This job requires
sitting in a constrained position for extended periods of time (e.g. during
clinical sessions and meetings). It also requires adequate keyboard skills.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ALL POSTS
The post holder is required to
comply with all relevant policies and procedures pertinent to their post.
Current versions can be found on the intranet or via your manager. The areas
listed below are those Livewell Southwest currently places particular emphasis
on. Failure to follow correct policies and procedures may result in
disciplinary action.
8.1 Risk Management
In
accordance with the Risk Management Strategy, employees will participate,
whenever required, with the risk management process. They will support line
managers by attending mandatory and statutory training, completing
incident/accident forms for every adverse event or near miss that occurs,
report all defects and complaints, and communicate any dangerous situation to
individuals potentially at risk.
8.2 Health and Safety at Work
You must
co-operate with those in authority and others in meeting the statutory
requirements and in following policies and procedures. A copy of the Health and Safety Policy is
available from the intranet or from the Risk Management Department.
You are
reminded that in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 you
have a duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to yourself and to others
affected by your work activities.
You will
be notified where your post carries a requirement for immunisation.
You may be required to be able to
undertake physical intervention training and participate in physical
intervention as part of a physical intervention team and Basic Life Support (BLS).
