Principal Clinical Psychologist

6 days ago

Liverpool, United Kingdom Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical psychology serviceto clients for the provide highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment to supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by otherpsychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically basedcare and work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for thesystematic governance of psychological practice within the support the co-ordination of the specialist therapeutic activity within the team andparticipate in the dissemination of skills to the wider utilise research skills to support audit, policy, service development and research. Topropose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team/ deputise for the Clinical Lead/Team Leader in his/her absence

This post is for the Gastroenterology Clinical Psychology Service at Aintree Hospital, which focuses on providing psychological interventions to support patients diagnosed with a Gastrointestinal Disorder who are experiencing psychological distress secondary to this diagnosis.

We would welcome applications from psychologists currently working at 8a and looking for development opportunities, and from applicants wishing to combine this opportunity with others available within our Trust.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist psychological assessments (including risk assessment) of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews withclients, family members and others involved in the client's care.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinarycare.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice. Current registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.

Desirable

Post qualification training/accreditation in assessment measures/protocols/methods; for example; chronic disease management

Experience

Essential

Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist at a highly specialist level within a physical health setting. Experience of supervision of trainee clinical psychologists. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups within physical health, across the life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community and in-patient settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan. Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision

Desirable

Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care. Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts. Experience of supervision of qualified clinical and/or counselling psychologists Experience in using psychological measures in the assessment of parenting Experience of providing expert witness reports and testimony in family court proceedings. Experience in forensic risk assessments and forensic psychological assessment tools Experience of working within a multicultural framework.

Knowledge

Essential

Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies. Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the field of clinical psychology Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health. Knowledge of clinical caseload management within a team setting. Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS

Desirable

Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups ( personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities and severely challenging behaviours etc.). Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies related to the treatment of children and families within the specialist field of maltreatment.

Skills

Essential

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.

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