Band 8a Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist - Bristol

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to patients and carers as appropriate to the service.
• To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on clients' formulation and psychological management to other non-psychologist colleagues.
• To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by the various teams in the area and where appropriate outside of the area.
• To clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, less experienced psychology staff, and other professionals.
• To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the areas served by the Psychological Therapies Service.
• To develop and deliver training in psychological therapies for multidisciplinary staff.

Person specification

Qualifications/Registration

Essential criteria

• Doctoral Clinical Psychology/ Counselling/ Forensic Psychology qualification or equivalent
• Eligible for Chartered Psychologist status
• HPCP Registered
• Post qualification and further specialist training in specified specialist intervention

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the specialism. Ability to use this knowledge to think systemically/ organizationally.
• Psychological assessmentskills and knowledge
• Evidence based therapeutic interventions with client group.
• Empathy/engagementskills with the client group.
• Experience of risk assessment and management.
• Clinicalsupervision/consultation with other professionals.
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly as an integral member of a team.
• Ability to work independently.
• Self-awareness and emotional resilience.

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.

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