This is an exciting opportunity to shape a brand-new formal leadership position as a Principal Clinical Psychologist / Deputy Service Lead at the North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre located in Southport. You will be joining a whole new team that is being recruited into alongside the Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Service Lead, consisting of Senior Clinical Psychologists and a Counsellor.
All psychologists are trained in EMDR with new pathways being developed. There are ample service development opportunities to implement the standards and recommendations (BASCIS, 2023), to span from pre-admission outreach into the region’s Major Trauma Centres to inpatients, develop values-based discharge planning etc. There are varying levels of complexity and needs, both for individuals, their carers / significant others and groups, as well as opportunities for staff training and systemic culture change. The service is looking to recruit dynamic staff who are keen to identify projects for quality improvement, research, publications and present at conferences.
Please note, this recruitment process will involve an assessment centre which is due to be held on 28th January 2025.
The Principal Clinical Psychologist will be responsible for further development and provision of the clinical psychology service within the NWRSIC at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The post holder will provide specialist assessment, treatment and consultancy services for individuals with spinal injuries and their families. The range of care provided embraces both that related to complex specialist care, as well as that related to generic care needs. The post holder will also provide a service in the areas of teaching and training, consultancy and staff support, and research and evaluation. Multidisciplinary care is achieved through liaising closely with other disciplines both within and outside the hospital.
KEY DUTIES
1. To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to inpatients within the NWRSIC, across the acute and rehabilitation wards with some outreach where clinically indicated.
2. To deliver and supervise highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment to adult inpatients at the NWRSIC, on an individual and group basis.
3. To provide advice and consultation regarding inpatients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues.
4. To provide consultation to the NWRSIC outreach service regarding admission of inpatients with complex psychological / psychiatric needs.
5. To contribute to the strategic planning of clinical psychology services within the NWRSIC, with the aim of maintaining high levels of psychosocial care for patients.
6. To represent Clinical Psychology in the NWRSIC’s wider organisational and national forums.
7. To lead the planning, development and delivery of the Department’s teaching and training commitments.
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