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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A) Clinical: To deliver a minimum of 20 hours a week (pro rata for part time) to direct clinical work.

To provide a fast response, stepped care, primary care psychology service, under supervision, to patients of General Practitioners at the nominated surgery/surgeries.

To plan, organise and teach psycho-educational courses covering a wide range of psychological knowledge and skills, which may be in the evening or on Saturdays (the service is available between 8am and 8.30 pm and some Saturday mornings).

To make follow up phone calls to patients.

To maintain and forge community links as directed by the Head of Service or deputy, according to the needs of the service.

To develop and maintain a resources bank for the use of the whole team.

To maintain involvement with CCG and Wiltshire Council on mental health promotion initiatives.

B) Professional: To participate in the BANES Talking Therapies Service business and professional meetings as required.

To be aware of and comply with all policies, procedures and directives of the Department, Service and Trust.

To maintain and further develop high standards of psychology practice through cooperative work with other practitioners and psychologists and involvement in professional audit.

To comply with British Psychology Society, or other appropriate professional body’s code of conduct as well as procedures and government legislation as it applies to the service.

C) Clinical Governance: To support the Area Head of Psychology in the development and implementation of effective Clinical Governance across the Psychology Service.

To support and participate in multidisciplinary audit in the service.

To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.

To participate in Clinical Governance processes in the service and in the profession.

D) General: To participate in liaison meetings with GPs and other members of the Primary Care Health Teams as appropriate.

To attend service meetings.

To meet with the link worker from the primary care liaison service (PCLS) as appropriate.

To participate in audit and personal review activity as required.

To enter data on surgery computer and IAPTUS data systems

To undertake mandatory and in-house training and undertake such other training as might be required to maintain an appropriate level of expertise.

To participate in individual and peer supervision, both process and case management.

To participate in the research activities of the service, where required.

To contribute to the running and development of the service as agreed with the Head of Service.

E) Key Working Relationships: Staff in the BANES Talking Therapies Service. GPs and primary care teams. Primary Care Liaison Service (PCLS). Recovery teams. Community and Council teams. Third sector organisations.

For further details / informal visits contact: Erin Bloomfield, Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.