Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
* As the lead psychologist for the MHLT services you will provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.
* To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
* To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis. Adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
* To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
* To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based care plans.
* To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients' formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
* To ensure that all members of the treating team have access to a psychologically based framework for understanding and care of clients of the service, through the provision of advice and consultation and the dissemination of psychological research and theory.
* To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide general advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management, including responsibilities within the policies and clinical duties to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.
* To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, complex information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care. This will require being able to convey this to clients, families and colleagues with a range of understanding and knowledge so will require the ability to be flexible, adaptive and simple but yet retain a sophisticated understanding and approach. This communication is likely to take place in situations which are highly emotive and with people who may also have concurrent and/or associated physical health conditions.
* To provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the treatment team.
Leadership
* To provide clinical placements for trainee clinical and/or counselling psychologists, ensuring that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to good mental health care and to contribute to the assessment and evaluation of such competencies.
* To provide post-qualification training (CPD) and clinical professional supervision to qualified clinical staff attached to the service.
* To provide advice, consultation and clinical supervision to other clinical members of the service for their provision of psychologically based interventions to help improve clients' functioning.
* To provide pre- and post-qualification teaching of clinical and/or counselling psychology as appropriate.
* To maintain and develop skills in the area of professional pre- and postgraduate training and clinical supervision.
* To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate.
Management responsibilities
* To exercise delegated responsibility for managing the psychological resources available to the HTT, whether in the form of additional qualified and unqualified graduate psychology staff, or in the form of psychological materials employed in the assessment and treatment of patients.
* To exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service.
* To participate as appropriate in staff recruitment, both in the short-listing process and as a member of interview panels for assistant, trainees and qualified psychologist and other clinical staff.
* To provide day to day management of the psychology staff within the service.
* To be an authorised signatory for staff related expenses.
* Liaise with the budget holder to agree best use of funds and be responsible for reviewing and monitoring usage.
* To contribute to the overall management and functioning of the service.
Research
* To take the psychology lead, as a senior clinician, in the evaluation, monitoring and development of the team's operational policies, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit and ensuring incorporation of psychological frameworks for understanding and provision of high quality care.
* To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
* To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research.
* To initiate project management, including complex audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within and across the service to help develop and improve services to clients and their families.
Communication
* To maintain registration with the Health Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist.
* To ensure the development, maintenance and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes.
* To ensure the development and articulation of best practice in psychology within the service area and contribute across the service by exercising the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology and related disciplines.
* To maintain and promulgate the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society, Health Professions Council and Trust policies and procedures.
* To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Dr Kim Griffiths, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead for Psychology Bromley Acute & Crisis and ADAPT
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
* Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Doctorate level (or equivalent) qualification in clinical or counselling psychology
Desirable criteria
* Specialist Training in relevant related modality
Experience
Essential criteria
* Significant experience working as a Highly Specialist Psychologist
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working with complex mental health
* Experience of working in acute and crisis mental health settings
* Experience of supervision and/or reflective practice
* Experience of service development
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.
We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 304.4KB)
* Organisational structure (DOCX, 32.0KB)
* Important Additional Information For Candidates (please read carefully) (PDF, 160.6KB)
* Privacy Notice for Staff (PDF, 268.6KB)
* Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.5MB)
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