Trainee Counselling Psychologist - Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom - Elysium Healthcare Limited

Description

You will be working in an environment where there is a strong emphasis on teamwork, supervision and CPD, and you will be responsible for individual and group interventions, risk and cognitive assessments, facilitating staff reflective practice sessions and designing and delivering training.

As a clinical/forensic Psychologist, you will have experience and knowledge in carrying a clinical caseload, including assessing service users with complex needs, and designing and delivering specialist psychological treatment within complex care services.

Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will ensure the people you are working with are fully engaged in their care pathway and will provide support to the clinical team, including both direct interventions and the delivery of staff training programmes.

To provide psychological assessments 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 clients, family members and others involved in their care.

To formulate plans for the psychological treatment and/or management of client's mental health needs based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

To ensure that Psychology practices in the specified area of service maintain the highest standards of professional practice and ethics, complying with clinical governance standards at all times.

Take appropriate action where concerns are raised with regards to the performance or conduct of others.
Promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of all clients, employees, and visitors.
Ensuring the confidentiality, security, and accuracy of data and information and compliance with Regulatory guidelines and statutory requirements.
Effectively communicate, at both written and oral level, complex and sensitive information, taking into account the recipients.

Experience (either pre-training, on training, or subsequently) of working with clients with complex needs that are relevant to the population in the service area.