Clinical Psychologist

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESClinicalProvision of specialist clinical psychology assessment of individuals , carers and familiesreferred to the Service, using and interpreting complex psychological data from a variety ofsources, e.g. neuropsychological and psychometric assessments, self-report measures, ratingscales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews, offenceanalysis.Formulation and implementation of formal psychological treatment and/or management plans,based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the service users problems.Responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for patients and, whereappropriate, carers and families. To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions abouttreatment options taking into account theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complexfactors concerning historical and developmental processes.To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment anddischarge of people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard careplans under the care of this post holder. To ensure appropriate assessment, formulation andPage | 3 Generic 2016interventions, communicating with the referral agent and others involved with the care on aregular basis.To provide specialist clinical psychology expertise, knowledge, advice, guidance andconsultation to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by allmembers of the Service clinical team.To ensure that all members of the Service clinical team have access to psychologically basedframeworks for the understanding and care of service users within the service, through theprovision of advice and consultation and the dissemination of psychological knowledge,research and theory.To undertake risk assessment and management for individual service users and to providespecialist clinical psychology advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of riskassessment and management.To communicate, in a skilled and sensitive manner, information regarding the assessment,formulation and treatment plans of service users. To monitor and evaluate progress during thecourse of uni and multi-disciplinary care.To provide specialist clinical psychology expertise, knowledge and advice on staff support andcritical incident stress management for staff within the Service following critical incidents. Toalso provide the same (where appropriate and as directed by the Consultant ClinicalPsychologist) within NSFT and for external agencies.To discharge statutory social care functions as delegated under Section 75 agreement withNorfolk and Suffolk County Councils for Service Users and Carers on behalf of theorganisation.To provide appropriate health and social care interventions according to service users recoverygoals.To assess health and social care needs as part of an integrated team, and implement /commission packages of care where appropriate.

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate degree or its equivalent in clinical psychology, accredited by BPS
• Ongoing further specialist training/accredited short courses
• Supervisor training, to be a supervisor of doctoral programme clinical psychology trainees or willing to undertake training
• Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Theory and practice of specialised psychological interventions (assessment and / or therapist)

Experience

Essential

• Experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist (Band 7) and able to evidence appropriate knowledge and experience in practice to enable the post holder to clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologist
• Experience of working with a wide variety and severity of client groups & clinical problems, in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
• Experience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment.
• Experience of supervision and teaching.

Desirable

• Experience of representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
• Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post

Skills

Essential

• Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
• Able to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals, within and outside NHS.
• Skills in neuropsychological assessment.

Knowledge

Essential

• Doctor level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis.
• Knowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical context.
• Evidence of CPD as recommended by BPS

Desirable

• Well-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical service-user groups.

Other

Essential

• Able to identify, provide and promote appropriate support strategies to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
• Ability to travel independently

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
• Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).