Clinical Psychologist HMP Woodhill

Providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive and contentious information in an atmosphere where service users can be hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive, where adherence to detail and accuracy must be meticulous since the strands of communication can be conflicting, and where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills. Act in an appropriate dignified and responsible manner with service users, relatives, colleagues, using appropriate language and communication skills which acknowledge cultural differences. To receive regular clinical supervision from a suitably qualified and experienced psychologist and, where appropriate, other professional colleagues. To develop skills in the area of professional postgraduate teaching, training and supervision, particularly of clinical psychologists. To provide professional and clinical supervision of trainee and assistant clinical psychologists. To contribute to the pre- and post-qualification teaching of clinical psychology as well as other disciplines, as appropriate. To provide teaching, training and supervision to staff and colleagues in the multidisciplinary team, and other psychologists.