Principal Clinical / Forensic Psychologist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 16 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £55,690.00 i £62,682.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Plymouth, PL4 7PY |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | B9832-2026-SP-1129 |
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To possess and practice a high level of communication and relationship skills in situations where emotional distress, and risk of self-harm and of life-threatening behaviour can be expected. Responsible for overcoming a variety of barriers to communication when working with clients who are fearful of others, unable to articulate their problems or who think within a very different frame of reference, requiring imaginative and sensitive approaches towards engagement. To be able to identify and manage the need for more complex reformulation of the clients difficulties and to promote a realistic treatment plan. To identify and be able to complete formal psychometric assessments with ones own clients and those of other team members, where this is appropriate. To be able to communicate, by talking and by writing, psychological formulations and treatment plans to the client and to appropriate professional colleagues and to family members and carers, as appropriate. To be able to prepare and provide complex medico-legal reports and reports for child protection and vulnerable adults meetings. To have knowledge of and skill within several psychological models of understanding and managing clinical problems. To be able to add both an understanding of psychosocial factors and an appropriate intervention to the planning of treatment for clients referred to the service but not on psychologists caseload. To be able to manage an appropriate caseload whilst also being able to negotiate and manage the need for waiting lists for assessment and treatment so that there is steady movement of clients through the stages of referral, assessment, treatment and discharge. To be able to develop highly specialised individual treatment plans or packages of care for clients experiencing psychosis as well as range of other psychological problems where there are significant barriers to them engaging with mental health services and treatments To be able to manage the emotional impact of working, often one-to-one, with people who can be in crisis and who can show high levels of arousal and can be actively self-harming or threatening to others. To be able to analyse complex situations and think through an appropriate pattern or sequence of strategies to respond therapeutically. To ensure receipt of clinical and personal supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines for all clinical psychologists. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.