Applied Psychologist
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £46,887.00 to £56,035.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46887.00 - £56035.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 June 2024 |
| Location: | Wetherby, LS23 6TX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0012-24-0002 |
Summary
As an Applied Psychologist this postholder will provide expertise and advice to support the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care within our specialist palliative Family Support team through consultation, supervision, case management, formulation, education, and training. The postholder will: Provide highly specialist psychological advice, consultancy, guidance, and where appropriate supervision to other members of the paediatric palliative care multi-professional team. Offer specialist case management to support the assessment and holistic care of families living with palliative care conditions and to those who are bereaved. Directly and indirectly promote and support a psychologically informed and evidence-based approach to the care of children, young people and their families referred to Martin House. Identify learning needs for the Family Support team based on service priorities and deliver in-service training workshops and seminars on psychological support topics. Facilitate clinical supervision and reflective practice. Participate in personal appraisal and continuing professional development activities as agreed with the Head of Family Support, including training requirements in accordance with the policies and procedures of Martin House. Tasks and duties Clinical/therapeutic Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to the Family Support team contributing indirectly to children, young people and their familys assessment, formulation, and holistic care plan. Develop and deliver psychological case management consultations and formulations with the wider Family Support Team to enable the workforce to achieve high levels of skills and competence. Contribute directly and indirectly to a psychological support framework of understanding, assessment and care delivery for all families referred to the Family Support service at Martin House. Undertake joint risk assessment, formulation and case management with complex presentations and provide advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner both verbally and in writing information concerning the assessment, formulation, and holistic care plans of families under the Family Support teams care and monitor progress during therapeutic interventions. Promote and participate in multi-disciplinary team working, development and liaison. Demonstrate awareness of potential communication difficulties and/or cultural considerations and, where appropriate adapt professional practice accordingly: involving/identifying/liaising with appropriate external and internal support services. Actively promote family experience and involvement in holistic care planning and in service development. Education, training, and supervision: Receive and provide professional and clinical supervision to junior colleagues and other non-psychologist team members as appropriate and delegated by line manager. Identify learning needs for the Family Support team based on service priorities and deliver in-service training workshops, seminars, and lectures on psychological support topics. Management, leadership, and service development: Work alongside senior clinicians within the Family Support Service to identify and implement the continued development of a responsible and accessible service. Contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the service operational policies and procedures, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit. Advise leadership teams on aspects of service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing. Work alongside senior clinicians in the Family Support team to manage the workloads of junior colleagues following policies and procedures and professional frameworks. Participate in clinical governance review as agreed in respect of psychology support services. Professional: Works as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines/codes of conduct guided by principles, policies, and procedures. Ensure HCPC registration is maintained, complying with continuing professional development requirements to maintain registration. Ensure the development, maintenance, and dissemination of the highest standards of professional practice, through active participation in CPD training and active engagement with current research and developments in the relevant psychological fields and in consultation with senior clinicians. Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping using electronic data entry, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the BPS, HCPC and Martin House policies and procedures. Maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local guidelines, and policies relevant to specialist paediatric palliative care.