Clinical Psychologist Specialist LAC and Adoption Service
| Posting date: | 21 February 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2024 |
| Location: | Kenilworth, CV8 1NP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0173-24-0000 |
Summary
JOB SUMMARY To provide a qualified psychology service to children and families with a range of presenting difficulties. With a focus on supporting those who have experienced complex trauma To provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention to individuals, family groups and / or professional networks, with a specialist focus on attachment based models of understanding To offer advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non professional carers To provide input and clinical management to a contract providing adult therapy to individuals within a specialist residential parenting assessment unit To offer specialised training, consultation and developmental opportunities to professional and non professional audiences To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within areas serviced by Phoenix WORKING ENVIRONMENT You will provide psychology services within the LAC and Adoption Service as well as other related practice areas serviced by Phoenix. You will be expected to work in locations including both of our clinic bases and in the community. KEY RESULT AREAS Clinical: 1. To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex 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 clients care. 2. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological intervention and/or management of a clients needs, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for all aspects of case management including assessment, intervention and discharge of clients alongside ethical and transparent recording of information and communication with all relevant stakeholders. 6. To provide specialist psychological advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation and intervention plan. 7. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group, including Court proceedings. 8. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management. 9. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and intervention plans of clients under your care and to monitor progress during the course of any involvement. 10. To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the clients of diverse community backgrounds and non discriminatory in nature. 11. To promote equality, respond to diversity and practice in ways that encourage self-reflection / do not discriminate or lead to other forms of unfair treatment 12. To provide input and contract management to a substantial framework agreement with a local provider of specialised residential parenting assessments. Teaching, training, and supervision 1. To receive regular clinical professional supervision from a senior psychologist and, where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues. 2. To gain additional highly specialist experience and skills relevant to clinical psychology and/or the service as agreed with the Director. 3. To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate. General 1. To maintain HCPC registration and comply with all professional and ethical standards therein. 2. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development opportunities. 3. To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in psychology across the service, by continuing to develop 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. 4. To maintain 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, HCPC and organisational policies and procedures. 5. 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.