Clinical Psychologist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 06 Chwefror 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: | 26 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Telford, TF3 4JL |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9301-26-0179 |
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1. To provide highly specialist psychological assessments, within the areas of agreed responsibility, for adults whose presentations are suggestive of a possible autistic spectrum condition, as part of a multi-disciplinary assessment process.2. To offer supervision and advice to other clinical staff within the Adult Autism Assessment Service.3. Assessments will involve the interpretation and integration of highly complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations, semi-structured interviews, and guided clinical inquiry methods with service users, family members and others involved in the service users care. 4. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility, within professional guidelines, for the assessment, therapeutic treatment and discharge of adults and their families/carers. 5. The post-holder will exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within their work. 6. The post-holder will be responsible for adhering to relevant Trust policies and standards and will be accountable for professional and clinical actions.7. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide advice to less experienced psychologists and other professions, on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.8. To support other staff with risk assessment and risk management as a senior clinician within the Adult Autism Assessment Service. 9. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have impacted on the individuals current presentation.10. To manage and prioritise own caseload in relation to service users whose problems are within the remit of the service and to keep the service manager informed of case-load, waiting times and other issues that affect the service.11. Through supervision to support other clinicians with caseload management, prioritisation.12. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of service users under their care and to monitor progress during the course of their treatment within the service.13. To communicate highly complex and potentially highly contentious information in a highly skilled and sensitive manner in situations with service users who may be extremely hostile or highly emotional requiring the highest level of communication skills.14. To be involved in referral screening processes, duty calls, MDT service meetings and other service functions as required.Teaching, training and supervision.15. The post-holder will receive regular management supervision from their line manager and/or service lead and clinical supervision from a clinical psychologist from the service. Supervisory arrangements will be agreed with the Team Manager and Professional Lead and in accordance with Trust policy and professional practice guidelines.16. To participate in an agreed programme of training and professional development towards developing advanced knowledge and practice in the field of Autism and/or mental health and psychological practice.17. To further develop skills in providing teaching, training and clinical supervision as required. The post holder will utilise their skills as well as developing the skill set of others within the team.18. The post-holder will provide clinical placements and supervision of Doctoral level Trainee Clinical Psychologists. They will also supervise Assistant and/or Graduate Psychologists or Clinical Associates of Psychology, and less experienced Applied Psychologists as required. STAR training will be required to be completed if not already achieved on appointment.19. To provide highly specialist advice, consultation and supervision to colleagues in the service and provide consultation to other professionals/agencies. 20. To provide professional and clinical supervision and advice to colleagues from a range of disciplines.21. To offer supervision to Band 7 psychologists as appropriate.22. To provide specialist advice, consultation and training to staff working with this service user group across a range of agencies and settings.23. To gain additional specialist experience and skills relevant to the post and/or the service as agreed with the Service Lead and Professional Lead.24. To keep a log of CPD activities in line with HCPC requirements. In addition to help support the CPD needs, plans and implementation for the wider Adult Autism Assessment Service.25. To include supervision on the meaningful use of Outcome Measures and Feedback Tools in clinical supervision with colleagues to optimise clinical effectiveness. (The post holder will be required to work in clinic and community settings including service users own homes (where appropriate and clinically indicated). **Please see attached JD/PS for further details. **