Clinical Psychologist Part Time
| Posting date: | 08 April 2024 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2024 |
| Location: | Windsor, Windsor & Maidenhead |
| Company: | ELEGANT CARE SERVICES LTD |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
The main purpose of your role as a clinical psychologist is to reduce the distress and improve the psychological wellbeing of your clients.
Working in partnership with your clients, you'll diagnose, assess and manage their conditions. Assessment can be done through a range of techniques including interviews, observation and psychometric testing. Once assessed, you'll provide a treatment plan that may include counselling, advice or therapy.
You'll work with individuals, including children, adolescents and adults, as well as families, couples and groups in a range of settings. Liaising with other professionals such as psychiatrists, social workers and counselling psychologists over your clients' complex issues.
Types of conditions and disorders
You'll work with a range of mental and physical health conditions, including:
anxiety
depression
mental illness
adjustment to physical illness
neurological disorders
addictive behaviours
challenging behaviours
eating disorders
personal and family relationship problems
learning disabilities.
Responsibilities
As a clinical psychologist, you'll need to:
assess your clients' needs, abilities or behaviour using a variety of methods, including psychometric tests, interviews and direct observation of their behaviour
plan, monitor and adapt appropriate treatment programmes and interventions, including therapy, counselling or advice, in collaboration with colleagues
offer therapy and treatments for issues relating to a range of mental health conditions
evaluate the efficacy and outcome of treatments
provide consultation to other members of the multidisciplinary team, encouraging a psychological approach in their work
counsel and support carers
develop and evaluate service provision for clients
carry out applied research, adding to the evidence base of practice in a variety of healthcare settings
provide clinical supervision to less experienced psychologists and members of the wider multidisciplinary team
provide psychology teaching and training to other members of the team.
Working in partnership with your clients, you'll diagnose, assess and manage their conditions. Assessment can be done through a range of techniques including interviews, observation and psychometric testing. Once assessed, you'll provide a treatment plan that may include counselling, advice or therapy.
You'll work with individuals, including children, adolescents and adults, as well as families, couples and groups in a range of settings. Liaising with other professionals such as psychiatrists, social workers and counselling psychologists over your clients' complex issues.
Types of conditions and disorders
You'll work with a range of mental and physical health conditions, including:
anxiety
depression
mental illness
adjustment to physical illness
neurological disorders
addictive behaviours
challenging behaviours
eating disorders
personal and family relationship problems
learning disabilities.
Responsibilities
As a clinical psychologist, you'll need to:
assess your clients' needs, abilities or behaviour using a variety of methods, including psychometric tests, interviews and direct observation of their behaviour
plan, monitor and adapt appropriate treatment programmes and interventions, including therapy, counselling or advice, in collaboration with colleagues
offer therapy and treatments for issues relating to a range of mental health conditions
evaluate the efficacy and outcome of treatments
provide consultation to other members of the multidisciplinary team, encouraging a psychological approach in their work
counsel and support carers
develop and evaluate service provision for clients
carry out applied research, adding to the evidence base of practice in a variety of healthcare settings
provide clinical supervision to less experienced psychologists and members of the wider multidisciplinary team
provide psychology teaching and training to other members of the team.