Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist Complex Mental Health Services

Responsibilities

As a Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, you will:

• Provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for adults with complex mental health needs.


• Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions in individual, family and group formats.


• Support patients with presentations including autism, complex trauma, personality disorders, functional neurological disorder (FND), eating difficulties, depression, OCD and self-harm.


• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to develop effective care and treatment plans.


• Offer psychological consultation, advice and guidance to other professionals across the service.


• Contribute to risk assessment and risk management planning.


• Support patients and families throughout their recovery journey and preparation for life outside hospital.


• Supervise and support assistant psychologists, therapeutic support workers and psychology trainees where appropriate.


• Participate in research, service evaluation, quality improvement and audit projects.


• Deliver training and contribute to the ongoing development of psychological thinking across the service.