Clinical Psychologist / Clinical Neuropsychologist
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified clinical psychologist to develop and/or build upon existing neuropsychological and neurobehavioural skills and knowledge. This may form part of working towards the Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology (QiCN), and as such, funding and provision of time to do so will be considered as part of the role.
St Peters Hospital is a 51-bedded neuropsychiatric hospital based in Langstone, Newport. It caters for people with organic conditions, including dementia, Huntington's disease, alcohol-related brain damage, and acquired brain injury. The people we support and treat often present with behavioural and psychological symptoms, including behaviours that challenge. We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed, and values-driven person to join our psychology team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will deliver psychological input across the hospital. The postholder will work alongside a comprehensive multidisciplinary team including Senior Nurses, Consultant Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dieticians and Physiotherapists. The post is supported by a 3.0 WTE Assistant Psychologists and is overseen by a 0.5 WTE Consultant Clinical Psychologist. You will have a key role in informing and providing effective, evidence-based care pathways within the service.
Although the predominant focus of work is neuropsychology and dementia, there are opportunities for working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems, forensic histories, and learning disabilities. Staff teamwork and risk assessment/management are components of the role. Therefore, we welcome applications from interested candidates who may have experience in specialties outside of neuropsychology and would consider creating a job plan with a focus upon one or more of these particular areas.
About us
St Peters Hospital is increasingly recognised as a centre of excellence and best practice. We are rigorous in following professional, clinical and policy guidance in order to support high quality care. We take a recovery and person-centred perspective to all of our work and are committed to the current agenda around reducing restrictive practice and improving relationally focused care. The service is an inaugural member of the Royal College of Psychiatry Neuropsychiatry Quality Network. The successful candidate will provide clinical support, training and consultancy to our staff teams and there will be opportunities to inform service development.
Our organisation places a strong emphasis and value on psychological services and will invest in your ongoing development. You will be part of a large clinical services department across our group with access to clinical and forensic psychologists and allied health professionals. Research and networking interests are supported and encouraged. We have good links with local clinical training courses and academic centres.
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Clinical / Forensic Psychologist - Band 7 with preceptorship to Band 8
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week according to the needs of the clients and the service.
Reports to: Head of Psychology / Local Lead Psychologist
Accountable to: Clinical Director
Conditions of Service: Ludlow Street Healthcare Group terms and conditions
Overall Objective: To provide specialised psychological assessment and therapy to clients of the Ludlow Street Healthcare Group.
To work autonomously in accordance with The British Psychological Society Code of Conduct, Ethical Principles & Guidelines, HCPC professional standards, and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
To contribute to the development of local team policies and procedures in order to facilitate improvements in service quality.
To train other professionals and contribute to the training of trainee clinical/forensic psychologists.
To utilise specialised research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research.
Health & Safety: All employees have a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Employees are required to co-operate with management to enable LSH to meet its own legal duties and to report any hazardous situations or defective equipment.
Clinical Responsibilities
* To exercise autonomous professional responsibility and be legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of professional practice.
* To provide specialised psychological assessments using a wide variety of methods, including psychometric assessments, 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 analyse, interpret and integrate complex assessment information where the data are often contradictory.
* To formulate plans for formal psychological therapy, based on a number of provisional hypotheses derived from psychological theory and evidence-based practice.
* To be responsible for implementing a range of specialised psychological interventions, for individuals, carers, families and groups.
* To adjust and refine psychological formulations and therapy options based on continual re-assessment of clients during therapy, monitoring and evaluating progress during the course of uni- and multi-disciplinary care, in order to maximise the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
* To be available to multi-disciplinary team colleagues for the provision of psychological advice on clinical practice.
* To communicate effectively with the client, his/her family and all others involved in the network of care, including professionals from other agencies.
* In highly sensitive clinical situations, to communicate, in a skilled and persuasive manner, complicated information about assessment, formulation and therapy plans with clients who may be confrontational or have major communication difficulties or be difficult to engage and maintain in therapy.
* To attend clinical supervision with appointed supervisor and to work under the managerial direction of the Head of Department.
Policy, Service Development and Governance
* To contribute to the development of multi-disciplinary policies and procedures.
* To suggest changes to the team's working practices in order to improve service quality.
* To make suggestions to service management on aspects of the service related to the team where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
* To contribute to clinical governance, escalate patient safety concerns, and adhere to internal and external ethics and safeguarding processes as appropriate.
Management and Recruitment
* To exercise delegated responsibility for managing assistant psychologists, within the framework of the team/services policies and procedures.
* To act as a panel member in the short-listing and interviewing of assistant psychologists within the team, and other staff, as appropriate.
Teaching, Training and Supervision
* To receive clinical, professional and managerial supervision and undertake appropriate Continuing Professional Development.
* To provide clinical supervision for designated assistant psychologists within the team and to provide clinical supervision for multi-disciplinary staff within the team, as appropriate.
* To develop and provide pre- and post-graduate teaching of clinical psychology as appropriate.
* To develop and provide basic training to other disciplines across a range of settings and agencies, where appropriate.
Research and Service Evaluation
* To plan and carry out audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within the service, in order to help develop service provision.
* To maintain specialised skills in the critical appraisal of relevant research literature, for the purposes of adhering to, and developing, evidence-based practice.
* To undertake appropriate research within the team.
* To provide research advice to other staff undertaking research within the team.
Financial & Physical Resources
* To exercise a personal duty of care in respect of Ludlow Street Health Care Group.
Information Resources
* To make appropriate notes of clinical sessions and accurately record and analyze observational data, psychological test results and research findings.
* To use the computer as necessary for clinical work, including literature searches, word processing, developing and maintaining training packs, information leaflets, inputting data, emailing, report writing and other tasks for the efficient running of the service.
* To maintain and promote the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance.
* To provide the post-holder's line manager with an adequate data set of personal clinical activity and timesheet or other work record.
General Responsibilities
* To develop and maintain the highest standards of own professional practice.
* To contribute to the development of best practice in psychology by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner.
* 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.
* To comply with all Ludlow Street Healthcare Group policies, procedures and guidelines.
* To undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the post holder's line manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* We are particularly interested in hearing from people who are keen to hear from people who are looking for a developmental opportunity to progress in their careers, where additional support will be provided on the developmental pathway. There are opportunities to access specialist training in Neuropsychology. You may already hold approved clinician status. Applicants without such status can be supported and encouraged to work towards portfolio submission to support an application to register as an approved clinician if that is an area of development interest.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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