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Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Bristol

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 06 Ionawr 2025
Cyflog: £53,755.00 i £60,504.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: £53755.00 - £60504.00 a year
Oriau: Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau: 20 Ionawr 2025
Lleoliad: Bristol, BS4 5BJ
Cwmni: NHS Jobs
Math o swydd: Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd: C9342-25-0016

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CLINICAL To provide a high quality and largely autonomous and systematicclinical/counselling psychology service. To undertake highly specialist assessments, including neuropsychologicalassessment and risk assessment. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatmentand/or management of clients mental health problems. To be responsible for providing a range of psychological interventionsfor individuals, carers and groups. To provide at least one specialist evidence based psychological intervention as dictated by the needs of the service. To provide highly specialist consultation to members of the variousteams in the area and beyond regarding formulation and psychological management of clients of those teams. To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by teams. To be involved in the development and delivery of training within the Trust. To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Service. To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems. To support the full implementation of CPA or equivalent including acting as care-coordinator as appropriate to the needs of the service. To enter data as requested by the Trust in a timely manner. MANAGEMENT Delegated caseload supervision. Represent the service at specialist meetings as requested. The co-ordination of small scale projects as requested. PROFESSIONAL To fully adhere to the Policies and Procedures of the HCP. To fully observe the BPS (1996) Code of Conduct and the DCP Guidelines for the Professional Practice of Clinical Psychology (1995). To be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Trust, Area, Clinical Psychology policies and procedures. Copies of Trust Policies can be accessed via the staff intranet or from your manager. To participate in local psychological therapy meetings and trust wide meetings as appropriate. To maintain and develop high standards of clinical psychology practice by engaging in CPD and co-operative working/networking with other clinical psychologists. To participate in an annual performance appraisal. To participate in clinical supervision. SERVICE GOVERNANCE To participate in service governance processes in the profession and in the LDU to maintain a safe, effective service which responds to Service User feedback. To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit. To liaise with other disciplines and agencies to ensure that best practice is shared. To promote the use of effective interventions in the service. TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT To provide supervision for clinical psychology trainees from regional training courses and elsewhere as appropriate. To provide training, supervision and consultation in psychological approaches. To contribute to the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care across service settings through providing teaching, training, consultation and supervision. To participate in peer supervision arrangements for psychologists in the area. To agree a plan of personal development with the line manager and professional lead for the service. Provide inclusive, compassionate and effective leadership for your team by setting clear vision and direction. Develop a culture and environment in which members of staff are encouraged and supported to deliver high- quality services and to innovate and improve services where appropriate. Encourage your team to feel able to raise concerns openly and safely. Promote equality of opportunity in service delivery and employment, ensuring that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of gender, marital status, race, religion, creed, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation or disability. Support prompt recruitment by identifying vacancies to the AWP Recruitment Team as soon as they arise, and participate in the selection and effective induction and onboarding of new joiners to the team. Ensure that all team members have a very positive introduction to the team and a well-supported first year. Take responsibility for encouraging people to stay with AWP, ensuring that you are aware whenever a member of your team is considering leaving, seeking to understand their reasons and encouraging them to stay. Ensure that key messages are cascaded in your team and that your team are encouraged to put forward suggestions. Show appreciation to your team when they do good work and support them when they are struggling. Consider the individual needs of team members for a healthy work-life balance and think about how their needs can be supported by providing flexible ways of working. Support all team members to keep their mandatory and statutory training up-to-date and identify the learning and development needs of all team members of the team ensuring that everyone has an up-to-date personal development plan (PDP). Ensure that every team member as at least an hour of supervision (one-to-one meeting) each month, this may include both managerial and clinical supervision. Ensure all team members receive a constructive assessment of their performance each year and set SMART objectives for the coming year. Seek support from the HR Team to tackle any worries regarding matters of discipline, including both conduct and capability concerns, supporting a just and restorative culture. Take prompt action regarding serious concerns and ensure clear plans are in place for problems which are less serious in nature but prove difficult to resolve. Act as a positive role model at all times, encouraging people to feel equal members of the team whilst working within clear frameworks and policies. Promote effective use of bank and agency nursing staff, providing a safe and effective service, complying with regulatory standards. PERFORMANCE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Ensure that you and your team understand all of the agreed key performance indicators for your service, particularly relating to outcomes and essential standards to be met. Ensure that you and your team understand data quality standards and that all the necessary records for your service are maintained and reported. Ensure that you and your team understand all of the clinical and business action plans relevant to your services. Ensure that you and your team understand all of the monitoring, auditing and reporting systems relevant to your services. SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING Actively seek opportunities for improvement for the services which you and your team provide by identifying research evidence and best practice elsewhere, interpreting/translating and facilitating adaptation for AWP. Analyse and interpret data to inform the strategic direction of the services which you and your team provide Ensure multidisciplinary involvement and the use of quality improvement (QI) techniques in service improvement, by negotiating shared solutions, facilitating the resolution of complex or contentious issues and managing any conflict into constructive outcomes. Ensure effective risk identification, analysis, mitigation and management within your services, encouraging all members of your team to be aware of and to manage risks. GOVERNANCE AND POLICY Ensure that you understand all of the key governance requirements, policies and standards for your services and that these are communicated to your team; make sure your team understand the importance of good governance. Support the development of policies relevant to your services, including your team in this work. SERVICE/POLICY DEVELOPMENT To collaborate with specialist staff and other agencies in the LDU to extend the range of specialist psychological individual, family and group interventions available across the area. To propose changes to policies and procedures in multidisciplinary teams as appropriate. To advise managers of service developments RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT To engage in research relevant to service priorities as appropriate. To participate in audit and service evaluation activities examining the effectiveness of current service delivery and informing the development of services relevant to client needs. To provide advice, support and consultation to colleagues from other disciplines undertaking research in the area.