Clinical Psychologist - Ely
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 June 2024 |
| Location: | Ely, CB6 1SD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0462-24-0039 |
Summary
To provide specialist psychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury referred to Fen House and related services, utilising and interpreting information from a variety of sources: To formulate cases at preadmission assessments, inpatient treatment and follow up care including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self report scales, direct and indirect structured observations, and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. To formulate and implement plans of specialist psychological treatment or management of clients neuropsychological and mental health problems based on a multi-factorial psychological understanding and current evidence-based best practice. To undertake a range of psychological therapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual, family, group) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual and the context. To monitor the effectiveness of interventions and report back to the team. To exercise autonomous professional judgement and responsibility for the psychological management of clients on own case load. To be responsible for providing a specialist psychological perspective in the multi-disciplinary assessment of service users and their families. To contribute highly specialist psychological advice to the multi-disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and to be involved in, or oversee specialist psychological aspects of their implementation in collaborations with other staff. To elicit personal goals from service users and translate this to specific, measurable, achievable, relevant timed SMART goals with the team. To undertake psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for relevant clients and provide advice on the psychological aspects of risk to the multi-disciplinary team. To consult with and provide specialist psychological guidance to carers and families of service users. To participate in regular on call support for the Unit on a rota basis.