Overview
To provide a comprehensive, specialist clinical psychology service to those under the care of CNWL and specifically to men on the Mental Health Day Unit. To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy as well as offering advice and consultation on psychological care to other members of the clinical team. To provide a key role in developing the Mental Health Day Unit and to provide clinical psychology to men on this unit. To support the mental health team with complex cases and to support the Mental Health & Psychology Lead in service improvement. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the Health and Justice Directorate. To provide clinical supervision to other members of the team when appropriate.
Main duties of the job
* Source and utilise appropriate evidence based psychologically informed assessment tools, including self-rating, rating scales, structured and semi-structured interviews, and provide appropriate training on their use within the multidisciplinary team to ensure these are embedded as part of a holistic assessment of mental health within the team.
* Provide specialist psychological assessments to men in the Prison and on the Mental Health Day Unit based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex 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 with patients and others involved in the patients’ care.
* Develop individual psychological formulations and lead on team formulations. Develop and utilise a range of psychological interventions to support the team and prison in their understanding and management of the prisoners, especially within the CAU.
* Formulate and implement plans for the psychological treatment and/or management of a service user’s mental health and personality problems, taking into account an appropriate conceptual framework of the patient’s problems, theoretical and therapeutic models and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy.
Education and Qualifications
* Essential: Doctoral level training in clinical, forensic or clinical psychology, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, equivalent to that accredited by the BPS.
* Essential: Evidence of post-qualification specialist training, experience and developing expertise in a specialist area of clinical practice relevant to this role.
* Desirable: Pre- or post-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Previous Experience
* Essential: Minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist or an alternative agreed by the Chief Psychologist.
* Essential: Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment across the full range of care settings (outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient).
* Essential: Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the life course, including complex presentations and high-emotion scenarios, with professionalism.
* Essential: Experience of working effectively in multidisciplinary settings, including with men with complex presentations and trauma.
* Essential: Advanced knowledge in at least one specialist area of clinical practice (e.g., psychotherapy, neuropsychology, risk assessment, clinical supervision).
Skills, Knowledge, Abilities
* Essential: Skills in complex psychological assessment, intervention and management requiring sustained concentration.
* Essential: Excellent communication skills, including conveying complex information to diverse audiences.
* Essential: Ability to provide consultation to professional and non-professional groups.
* Essential: Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology and data analysis as used in clinical psychology.
* Essential: Proficiency with information technology relevant to the role.
* Essential: Ability to supervise junior staff and trainees.
* Essential: Ability to teach and train others using diverse materials for public, professional and academic settings.
* Essential: Ability to uphold clinical governance in challenging situations and maintain high standards of practice.
* Essential: Broad knowledge of models of assessment, management, and treatment of offenders with mental health difficulties and personality disorders.
* Essential: Capacity to work with complex needs, including sexual and violent offending and self-harm/suicidal behaviour.
* Essential: Strong planning and organisational skills for clinical service provision and ongoing professional development.
* Essential: Continuing professional development relevant to forensic populations and excellent IT skills.
Attitudes, Aptitudes and Personal Characteristics
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Team player
* Attention to self-care and awareness of the interplay between personal and professional life
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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