Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of specialist psychological care to clients with complex mental health conditions, which may include challenging behaviours. To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families. To provide advice, guidance and clinical supervision to less experienced colleagues within the designated psychology service and to other members of the multidisciplinary team. To undertake formal research as an integral part of the job. To be pro-active in continual service improvement within own area. To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health and any associated disabilities. To maintain minimum standards in accordance with local Payment by Results developments and, in conjunction with colleagues, develop outcome measures to provide an empirically measured standard for delivery of own and supervises psychological provision. To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider organisation MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 1.1 - Provides specialist psychological assessment of clients with complex conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources. 1.2 - Formulates plans for specialist psychological therapy and/or management of clients mental health conditions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice. Negotiates the implementation of such plans with clients and/or their carers. 1.3 - Implements a range of specialist psychological therapies for individual clients, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required. 1.4 - Evaluates therapy options and makes decisions about treatment. 1.5 - Provides specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other staff contributing directly to clients diagnosis, formulation and intervention plan. 1.6 - Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk. 1.7 - Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. Administrative Responsibilities. 2.1 - Required at times to undertake administrative tasks in relation to own work. 2.2 - Uses Microsoft Office applications on a daily basis. Responsibility for information systems. 3.1 - Responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient/client records using SYSTMONE in accordance with the organisational and professional record keeping standards. 3.2 - Writes reports for other members of the multidisciplinary team and external parties regarding patient/client related matters. 3.3 - Uses psychometric testing and associated software packages. 3.3 - May use software packages for statistical analysis. Responsibility for Planning/Organising & Strategic/Business Development 4.1 - Organises own workload on a day-to-day basis, prioritising work as appropriate. 4.2 - Assists in the allocation of work to assistant and trainee psychologists. 4.3 - Plans individual patient/client care and acts as care co-ordinator/lead practitioner, where appropriate, ensuring the provision of a multidisciplinary care package appropriate for the clients needs. Policy Development 5.1 - Ensures that new or revised policies and procedures are communicated effectively to assistant, trainee and newly qualified psychologists and put into practice. 5.2 - Pro-active in identifying and proposing changes to local procedures and working practices in own area and plays a significant role in implementation. Service Development, Project Management 6.1 - Pro-active in identifying and proposing safety, quality and service improvements within own work area. 6.2 - Participates in the development, monitoring and evaluation of service improvements in own area.