You will take the lead for Northern CLDT psychology. You will also contribute to the coordination and delivery of the Clinical pathways across West Sussex. You will work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary leadership team, Team Leader and Service Manager to contribute to providing safe and effective services within the service operational policy. You will be joining a large established team of Psychologists, Family Therapists and Behaviour Support Practitioners based in West Sussex, and work closely with a range of multidisciplinary health and social care colleagues.
Service provision is clustered around three community learning disability teams, together with an Enhanced Support service.
Clinical Responsibilities Include:
1. Carrying out specialist psychological assessments of adults with learning disabilities based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data, working with clients, carers and family members in order to reach a psychological formulation of the clients difficulties.
2. Responsibility for holding and managing a clinical caseload, exercising autonomy professional responsibility for planning and prioritising workload.
3. Responsibility for implementing a range of complex psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups.
4. Provide specialist assessments of clients presenting with cognitive impairment due to a variety of causes or organic conditions.
5. To undertake highly complex risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management including assessment of individuals who are frequently aggressive.
Teaching, Training and Supervision Responsibilities include:
1. To receive and provide regular clinical supervision. Clinical and professional supervision will be provided by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, with close support and management from the team lead.
2. To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, policy and developments in the provision of services relevant to the care group.
3. To provide and support clinical placements for trainee psychologists.
4. We have strong links with both Surrey and Salomon's training courses, offering training placements, teaching and supporting research.
5. We have an active research agenda and work closely with service users and carers to support service delivery.
Provide expert advice, consultation, training and clinical supervision to other members of the service.
Management, Leadership, Recruitment and Service Development:
1. To participate as a senior clinician in identifying and implementing the development of a high quality, responsible and accessible service.
2. To exercise responsibility for the systemic governance of psychological practice within the service area.
3. Participate as appropriate in staff recruitment, for assistant, trainees and other professional psychologists.
Research and Evaluation:
1. To participate and conduct research relevant to the areas of need served and provide advice to other staff undertaking research.
General:
1. To ensure HCPC registration is maintained, complying with continuing professional development requirements to maintain registration.
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