To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients psychological problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon differentexplanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses whereappropriate. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical anddevelopmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment anddischarge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standardcare plans.To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment ofclients whose problems are managed by psychologically based enhanced care plans. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to otherprofessionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviewing of care plans under enhanced CPA including clients, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the network of care. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning theassessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitorprogress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.