Responsibilities:
1. Assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required.
2. Undertake data collection, analysis, and the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.
3. Conduct searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified Clinical Psychologists in evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
4. Support Clinical Psychologists in undertaking assessments of service users, which may include practicing and administering neuropsychological measures, risk assessments, self-report measures, rating scales, and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members, and others involved in the service user's care.
5. Access electronic patient record systems and extract pertinent information to assist psychological assessment and formulation.
6. Assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving planned psychological interventions to address issues under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist.
7. Co-facilitate therapeutic groups (e.g., Emotional Skills, wellbeing, memory strategies, and cognitive stimulation).
8. Assist Clinical Psychologists in the delivery of staff training and support, facilitating the acquisition of psychological skills.
9. Effectively communicate psychological information with other professions and agencies.
10. Utilize clinical supervision to reflect on, plan, and evaluate clinical work.
11. Prioritize own workload to achieve goals agreed upon and review at intervals with the Clinical Psychologist.
12. The applicant will need the ability to travel by car to different locations across Somerset.
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