Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Clinical

·        To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients including: neuropsychological tests; self-report measures; rating scales; direct and indirect structured observations; and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.

·         To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in both NHS community and other settings.

·         To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups

·         To work with other staff to assess clients and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.

·         To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.

·         To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.

·         To communicate professionally and effectively and to use interpersonal skills effectively with clients.

Teaching, training and supervision

·         To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.

·         To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS

·         To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.

·         To contribute to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.

Management, recruitment and service development

·         To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required. To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.

IT responsibilities

·         Routine use of email, word processing and the Internet. Use computerised software to collate and analyse psychometric results, produce indicators of clinical outcome and to compile reports.

·         To extensively engage with web-based information resources specific to the client group, and then facilitate access to these resources by staff and clients.

Research and service evaluation

·         To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.

·         To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.

·         To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified clinical psychologists in evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

General

·         To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the post holder’s professional and team/operational manager(s).

·         To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society and Trust policies and procedures.

·         To prepare test materials and visual aids as required.

·         To undertake specific administrative duties as required.

·         To perform other duties of a similar kind appropriate to the grade, which may be required from time to time by their Psychology Manager.