Band 7 Forensic/Counselling/Clinical Psychologist, Bristol

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

To provide a psychology service to the designated team including assessment and therapy both for individuals and groups as appropriate.

To provide a specialist consultancy service to multidisciplinary teams and other agencies providing care for the client group.

To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the operational manager and Psychology Lead as appropriate, to the needs of the service.

To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Psychology Service.

To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.

To ensure timely recording of all data required by the Trust.

To support the full implementation of CPA acting as care co-ordinator as appropriate to the needs of the service.

Professional

To adhere to the HCPC policies and procedures.

To fully observe the BPS (2009) Code of Ethics and Conduct and the DCP Generic Professional Practice Guidelines (2008) and appropriate DFP guidelines.

To be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Trust, Area and the Psychology Service policies and procedures.

To participate in local psychology meetings and Trust wide meetings as appropriate.

To maintain and develop high standards of psychology practice by engaging in continuing professional development and co-operative working/networking with counselling and clinical psychologist colleagues.

To participate in an annual performance appraisal.

Service Governance

To participate in service governance processes in the profession, ensuring a safe and effective service.

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

To provide training, supervision and consultation in psychological approaches to other staff in the multidisciplinary team. This to include joint assessment with care co-ordinators, formulation of psychological problems and planning of interventions to be implemented by care co-ordinators or other team members with service users.

To provide training and supervision to assistant psychologists, work experience placements and trainees (alongside main identified supervisor).

To collaborate with colleagues to develop and offer training courses, workshops and supervision groups to develop skills in psychological interventions.

To contribute to the teaching of students and trainees in psychology, medicine, nursing and other health care disciplines.

To agree a plan of personal development with the Psychology Lead and the post holder's line manager.

Service and Policy Development

To collaborate with other specialist staff in designated area to extend the range of specialist psychological and group interventions available across the area.

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 leading to development of services relevant to client needs.

To undertake advice, support and consultation to colleagues from other disciplines undertaking research in the area.

Person specification

Qualifications and Registration

Essential criteria

1. Doctorate in clinical, counselling or forensic psychology or competency based qualification equivalent (forensic)
2. Registered practitioner with HCPC or eligible to be registered by employment start date

Experience

Essential criteria

1. Experience of working with complex mental health problems
2. Interest in working in a forensic setting

Skills

Essential criteria

1. Psychological/clinical assessment with adults with mental health difficulties
2. Psychological interventions with adults with mental health difficulties

Personal qualities

Essential criteria

1. Evidence of team work
2. Evidence of resilience and self-awareness
3. Organised & able to work autonomously
4. Evidence of empathy and good engagement skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

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