Specialist Clinical Psychologist - Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom - Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Description

If you have a passion for delivering high quality Clinical Psychology provision into mental health services, this could be the post you are looking for.

We are seeking to appoint a positive and enthusiastic Senior Clinical Psychologist with an ability to deliver high quality psychological services to clients of the Primary Intermediate Mental Health Service.

A knowledge or awareness of appropriate psychological models for formulation based interventions appropriate for clients with complex mental health presentations is required.

You will be supported and led by the new full time 8b Clinical Psychologist Lead for the provision of psychology services in the Primary Intermediate Mental Health Team.

To contribute to the development and delivery of a Clinical Psychology Service for clients with complex mental health presentations.

With clinical supervision and professional underpinning from the Psychology Lead, the post holder would be expected to have significant clinical expertise and experience applicable to complex mental health presentations.

To work across organisational boundaries in order to ensure the delivery of co-ordinated psychological services for clients with complex mental health difficulties.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust already employs a number of experienced clinical psychologists working in other services such as the specialist physical health services covering cardiac, cancer, haematology, chronic pain, cystic fibrosis and critical care, adult mental health, the acquired brain injury service and CAMHS.

Networking and attendance at joint training events is encouraged and there are good links already established between these teams

Informal enquiries about the post are welcome the psychology team would also be happy to arrange a visit if you would like to find out more about us.

Working within a specialised clinical area P/IMH - to receive referrals externally by GPs, specialist services and other mental health services and internally from the Consultant Psychiatristand the different teams in the P/IMHS, carrying individual accountability for clinical decisions and taking responsibility for working with complex psychological and physical presentations1.To jointly plan, deliver and evaluate specialised formulation-driven treatment plans in a team-based approach in conjunction with other multidisciplinary team members, providing expertise and advice to facilitate effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all team members.

To provide highly specialist psychological assessments of patients referred to the service, based on appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources (including psychometric measures, rating scales, neuropsychological tests, direct and indirect observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the patients care).

To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological therapy and / or management of a patients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate therapy framework of the patients problems and employing methods based on evidence of efficacy across the full range of care settings.

Negotiating the implementation of such plans and the sharing of complex and sensitive information.

To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all patients of the service across all settings and agencies serving the client group.

To exercise responsibility and autonomy for the assessment, treatment and discharge of patients ensuring appropriate assessment, formulation and intervention, communicating with mental health colleagues where necessary, the referral agent and others involved with the care of the patient.

To make skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes, that have shaped the individual and their significant others.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

To act as main care provider, where appropriate, ensuring the provision of a care package appropriate for the patients needs, co-ordinating with the work of others involved with their care.

TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION2.2 To provide specialist advice, consultation, training and clinical supervision to other members of the P/IMH teams as appropriate for the provision of psychologically based interventions to help improve patients functioning.

To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the patient group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate.3 To disseminate knowledge and skills on the management of, and good practice with, patients with complex mental health presentations by teaching members of the MDTs in the P/IMHS, other Trust staff, and clinical psychology trainees as required.

To contribute to the pre- and post-qualification teaching of clinical psychology trainees, as appropriate.5 To provide specialist clinical placements for doctoral level clinical psychology trainees from the regional training courses, if appropriate, and to provide clinical supervision to clinical psychology trainees.1 To jointly plan and implement systems for the evaluation and monitoring the service, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit and ensuring incorporation of psychological frameworks for understanding and provision of high quality care.3 Provide descriptive and evaluative data on services provided, including collection of relevant statistical data.4 To provide research advice to other staff undertaking research within the service and if, appropriate, supervision of trainees research and development, and of other professionals.

MANAGEMENT, RECRUITMENT, POLICY & SERVICE DEVELOPMENT4.1 To participate in the development of a high quality, responsive and accessible service including liaising with the Principal Clinical Psychologist on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.3 To participate as appropriate in staff recruitment, both in the short-listing process and as a member of interview panels for assistant, trainees and qualified clinical psychologists.4 To be responsible for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service, including maintaining systematic clinical record keeping and records of relevant professional meetings.5 Implement appropriate local policies & guidelines and propose changes to these in consultation with line manager and team.1 To apply computer skills for research and teaching purposes (such as Word, Outlook, SPSS, PowerPoint).1 To ensure the development, maintenance and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external Continuing Professional Development training and development programmes.

In particular, to continue to develop expertise in the area of complex mental health presentations and clinical psychology through participation in CPD activities in accordance with professional guidelines, as agreed with line manager and service lead.2 To ensure the development and articulation of best practice in psychology within the Directorates and contribute across the service by exercising the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology and related disciplines and connecting with national groups of psychologists working in the mental health field.3 To maintain high standards of clinical record keeping, including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society, HCPC and Trust policies and procedures.4 To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and clinical psychology.

We recommend that all individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.

Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community care and inpatient settings.

Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
Experience of management and support to junior staff.

Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.

Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively (orally and in writing) complex, highly technical and/or 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.

Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.

Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc.).
High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.