Clinical Psychologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication

Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation, and treatment plans of service users under the care of the service.

Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner with member of the team and other professionals.

To use electronic methods of communication for the efficient transfer of information within the service, complying with Trust and national guidelines on the confidentiality of information.

To develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.

Service delivery and improvement

Work as a specialist clinician in the development of a high quality, responsive and accessible clinical neuropsychology service, taking responsibility for implementing developments as agreed.

Contribute as required to the planning and development of operational policies and delivery of services through agreed-to project work.

Identify and implement audit and research projects within the area served by the team.

Participate fully in supporting the activities of the psychology profession within the trust, including attending relevant meetings.

Support the professional development and knowledge of members of the interdisciplinary team through formal teaching, training and other appropriate learning activities related to neuropsychology.

Contribute towards meeting the targets required to achieve University Hospitals Sussex objectives regarding clinical governance.

Where appropriate, to provide teaching support to students of relevant clinical psychology courses.

Where appropriate, to participate in the training and/or clinical supervision of other clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists and assistant psychologists, ensuring that the individual acquires the necessary skills, competencies and experience to provide an appropriate level of neuropsychological care.

Where appropriate, to participate in the provision of clinical placements and supervision for trainee clinical psychologists, ensuring that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to good neuropsychological care through the assessment and evaluation of such competencies.

Where appropriate, to contribute to the specialist training of other healthcare professionals on issues of relevance.

Where appropriate, to teach, advise and consult with carers and community groups.

Where appropriate, to provide specialist consultation to non-statutory organisations involved in the care of service users.

People management and development

Where appropriate, manage the workload and take professional responsibility for psychology trainees and/or assistant psychologists within the team.

Where appropriate, participate in the recruitment of other clinical psychologists and assistant psychologists.

To work within the Code of Ethics and the relevant professional practice guidelines of the British Psychological Society, Health & Care Professions Council and the professional guidance framework of the Trust.

To exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of your own practice.

Patient care delivery

Provide specialist psychological assessment of adults with stroke or neurological conditions using appropriate methodology and to integrate this information into a psychological formulation.

Formulate and deliver specialist psychological treatment and rehabilitation.

Consult with and provide specialist guidance to significant others including carers and families of service users.

Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and provide a specialist psychological perspective in the interdisciplinary formulation of appropriate treatment plans. To be involved in or oversee the implementation of these plans in collaboration with other staff.

Undertake psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for service users and provide advice on the psychological aspects of risk to other professionals involved in their care.

Take professional responsibility and exercise autonomous judgement regarding clinical professional practice.

Manage own workload appropriately and autonomously and meet deadlines within the framework of the service policies and procedures.

Make available and enter, where appropriate, information required for the service databases including activity measures and patient data considering issues of confidentiality and consent.

Use computer literacy skills to obtain clinical and service information electronically.

Contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest standards of professional practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with professional and service managers.

Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the Health Professions Council, British Psychological Society and NHS Trust policies and procedures.

To participate fully in supporting the activities of the psychology profession within the Trust, including attending relevant meetings.

To undertake any other duties at the request of the service managers which are commensurate with the role, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.

Learning and development

Attend mandatory training updates as required.

Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with the line manager as part of the personal development process.

Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.

Identify own learning needs and jointly plan training requirements with your line manager

Participate in the Trusts appraisal process to discuss how your role will help deliver the best possible care to our patients and help to deliver any changes in service.

Participate in regular clinical and management supervision and appraisals and to maintain an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology and related disciplines.

Keep up to date with the CPD and continued registration requirements of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Person Specification

registration

Essential

• DClinPsych
• HCPC registration

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Eastern Road

Brighton

BN2 5BE

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)