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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:

• To support psychological therapists with assessments and interventions (e.g. risk assessments, neuropsychological tests, self report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect observations and semi-structured interviews) of service users, family members and others involved in the service users’ care, as appropriate to level of training, competence and under live or regular supervision from a qualified Psychological Therapist.
• To formulate and deliver care, training or research plans within settings where there may be a hostile atmosphere, challenging behaviour or high levels of expressed emotion.
• To support the delivery of evidence based psychological interventions for service users.
• To assist in the development of psychologically based frameworks of understanding and care to the benefit of all service users of the service.
• To conduct literature searches, collate audit and outcome evidence, analyse relevant data and produce reports to inform and enhance care delivered by the service.
• To work with other team members to improve care, training and research practices and the quality of life of service users.
• To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings.
• To carry out other clinical and administrative tasks as appropriate to the post holder’s grade.                                                                

IT and Administrations (clinical)

• To develop and manage systems for efficient administration and co-ordination of care, training or research.
• To establish and maintain records and statistics concerning the service.
• To prepare and manage materials for clinical groups and evaluation projects.
• To be acquainted with, implement and maintain all relevant Trust and Psychology and Psychological Therapies policies and procedures.
• To report immediately any incidents affecting staff, users or visitors on health service property in accordance with Trust policies.
• To manage diaries, work plans and project plans as required.
• To carry out other clinical and administrative tasks as appropriate to the post holder’s grade.

Teaching, training and supervision (Performance and Quality)

• In common with all clinical psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.
• To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post holder is employed.
• 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.
• To abide by the BPS code of Ethics and Conduct and the Division of Clinical Psychology Professional Practice Guidelines.
• To maintain confidentiality and information governance in line with Trust policy
• To participate in clinical and professional audit.

Research and service evaluation

• To design and implement agreed elements 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 in order to promote evidence based clinical practice. This will contribute to the clinical work of Psychological Therapists and other team members.
• To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects with the service as required.
• To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.