The post holder will be responsible for undertaking psychological work with service users residing on Inpatient Wards at Clock View Hospital. Main duties include: assessment, formulation, intervention, evaluation, audits/ research, teaching and training, supervision of assistant psychologists and MDT staff, delivering Reflective Practice to ward teams. The applicant will work closely with a team of assistant psychologists to support the delivery of individual and group psychological interventions. This is an exciting time to join the service as we are in the process of introducing new models of care to the Inpatient wards with an emphasis on systemic psychological approaches, including, the Self Harm Pathway and Positive Behavioural Support for challenging behaviours, the post holder will support the system to deliver these clinical pathways. The post holder will report directly to the Consultant Clinical Psychologist. This post is advertised as a band 8a; we would be willing to accept application from newly qualified Psychologists, if successful they would be appointed at band 7 Preceptorship with a programme of competencies they had to achieve to reach the level required for the 8a post. We are also accepting applications from Practitioner Psychologists. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent organisation and communication skills and be motivated to ensure high standards of proficiency and professional practise. The post holder will report directly to the Consultant Clinical Psychologist.