Senior Applied Psychologist in Dudley Stroke

NHS Jobs; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Applied Psychologist for Dudley Stroke services. The post focuses on highly specialist psychological assessment of clients with complex conditions, incorporating data from diverse sources including neuropsychological testing.

You will identify safeguarding concerns, conduct risk assessments, and formulate treatment plans within a multidisciplinary setting to deliver evidence-based care and specialised therapies.

Qualifications

• Highly specialist psychological assessment for clients with highly complex conditions.
• Identify and report safeguarding concerns and potential abuse or neglect.
• Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients.

Responsibilities

• Formulates plans for highly specialist psychological therapy and/or management of mental health conditions.
• Implements highly specialist psychological therapies for clients, carers, families and groups.
• Undertakes highly skilled evaluations and makes decisions about treatment options.

Job description

Senior Applied Psychologist in Dudley Stroke

1.0. Provides highly specialist psychological assessment of clients with highly complex conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources, which may include neuropsychological testing. 1.1. Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk. 1.2. Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. 1.3. Formulates plans for highly specialist psychological therapy and/or management of clients mental health conditions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice. Negotiates the implementation of such plans with clients and/or their carers. 1.4. Implements a range of highly specialist psychological therapies for individual clients, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required. 1.5. Undertakes highly skilled evaluations and makes decisions about treatment options.

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust