Clinical Psychologist

Clinical Psychologist

My client is a specialist eating disorder care provider in york, they are looking to develop and grow the service and are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to join the team.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the on-going development of the service, providing clinical expertise with collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and will be responsible for providing specialist clinical psychology input to the unit, which will include individual assessment, formulation, intervention and consultation.

**Key Accountabilities**

**Clinical**
- Lead on the provision and development of psychological input into the service, ensuring evidence based practice with robust governance procedures.
- Monitor, review and update this provision through consultation with the unit Consultant Psychiatrist.
- Attend wider service meetings with senior colleagues to discuss service development.
- Provide specialist psychological assessment and formulation for all new admissions
- Where required, carry an individual caseload, under supervision, providing appropriate psychological

assessment and therapy
- Manage this caseload including formulating, planning and evaluating interventions
- Contribute to delivery of the psychological groups programme including facilitation
- Assist in the development of the teams psychological formulation and therapeutic skills
- Support other members of the team, providing consultancy, supervision and training as appropriate
- Participate in a programme of continuing professional development and annual appraisal.
- To consult with colleagues on the multi-disciplinary team on psychological aspects of clients’

assessments and therapy plans
- To attend MDT meetings and CPA reviews
- To offer leadership to the teams on the development and maintenance of a therapeutic environment
- To attend and engage with team supervision and development activities
- To participate in other meetings or committees as necessary
- Involves and engages users of the service and others in discussions about service direction,

improvements and the values on which they are based
- Actively creates opportunities to enable everyone to learn from each other and from external good

practice
- Works with others to make sure there is a clear direction for values, strategies and policies and leads

the way when interests are in conflict
- Evaluates the quality of own and others’ work in own area and raises quality issues and related risks

with the appropriate people

**Support**
- Assist in the development of the teams psychological formulation and therapeutic skills
- Support other members of the team, providing consultancy, supervision and training as appropriate
- To contribute to the training and supervision of Assistant Psychologists, and other members of the

MDT
- To provide teaching and training sessions on psychological assessment, formulation and intervention

and other key psychological theories and models to colleague groups and teams

**Administrative**
- To record client contacts and assessments according to relevant policies, using computerised system
- To keep other notes and records as may be necessary to clinical psychology professional practice, using

paper and/or computer systems
- To provide written reports on psychological assessments, formulation, therapeutic progress and

outcomes for colleagues and referrers

**Salary**: £50,000.00-£70,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday