- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
- Significant Post qualification experience in a Setting relevant to the post.
- HCPC Registration as a Clinical Psychologist.
- Completion of formal training to meet eligibility as clinical supervisor of Doctoral Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
- Good Psychometric Assessment skills.
- Experience of assisting in training of Post Graduate Clinical Psychology Trainees.
- Exceptional communication skills in verbal, non verbal and written modes.
- Ability to empathise and develop good therapeutic alliance.
- Ability to Formulate Complex processes.
- Capacity to conduct Psychometric Assessment.
- Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role.
- Keyboard skills.
- Manual Dexterity for conducting tests.
- Working with people in Crisis.
- Working on an in-patient Psychiatric ward.
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Frequent, protracted sustained and intense concentration.
- Show respect and treat people with dignity.
- Be able to give bad news sensitively.
- Be able to sustain empathy in difficult situations.
- Be aware of all interviewees in any situation.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of group work.
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
- To transport Psychometric testing equipment.
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Clinical Psychologist Kirklees Memory Service - Huddersfield, United Kingdom - South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Description
Job summary
30 Hours Per Week - Development Post
Due to service expansion, we are looking for an enthusiasticClinical Psychologist to work within our friendly and established KirkleesMemory Service/Early Onset Dementia Service. You will provide neuropsychologicalassessment and professional consultation as part of the dementia diagnosticpathway.
Clinical supervision and leadership is provided by the PrincipalClinical Psychologist. Ideal for those with a special interest in dementia, wewelcome applications from newly qualified Clinical Psychologists.
This post offers a band 7/8a preceptorshipopportunity, with progression based on the completion of the relevantcompetency framework (which does not include length of time in post). This postalso offers funded neuropsychology CPD (Glasgow Knowledge ComponentPGDip) which counts towards the band 7/8a progression.
Otherduties include consultation, service development, research & evaluation,teaching/training and clinical supervision (upon completion of relevantsupervisor training).
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
Main duties of the job
Core features of the role willinclude:
Working alongside the Principal ClinicalPsychologist and multi-disciplinary team to provide a high qualityneuropsychological assessment service, in order to inform the diagnosticprocess.
Providing high quality professionalconsultation and liaison services, both internally and externally.
Administration, scoring, interpretation, reportwriting and feeding back of neuropsychological assessments, screening tools andoutcome measures.
Working with people over the age of 18 with arange of complex presentations, including physical co-morbidities and dualdiagnoses.
Contributing to service development andevaluation projects, teaching and training to non-psychology colleagues.
Previous experience of neuropsychologicalassessment within a dementia setting is essential.
Previousexperience of working within a multidisciplinary team would be an advantage.
All employees of the Trust are stronglyencouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
About us
Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.
Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Thisjob description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder will be required to undertakeother duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with thepost holder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
The post holderwill provide specialist clinical psychology skills within a multidisciplinaryteam. The post holder will provide a high quality clinical service to the usersof the service.
They will providehighly specialist psychological assessment and intervention while workingcollaboratively with non-psychologist colleagues, professionals from otheragencies and carers.
They will be clinically responsible to a senior clinicalpsychologist. Clinical oversight of all work will be held by the clinical leadin the service.
The job plan willbe delivered in the services the post is based.
The post holderwill work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall frameworkof the team while observing Trust and National policies and procedures.
The post holder will provide support to Assistant Psychologists andDoctoral trainees. They will utilise research skills in audit, servicedevelopment and research relevant to the post.
To offer consultation, supervision and training when required by otheragencies involved in the psychological, emotional and behavioural well-being ofpeople referred to the service
To provide consultation, assessment and intervention in the service.
To work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary context.
To provide assessment and treatment options for people experiencing moderate, severe and complex mental health problems .
To exercise expert clinical judgement based on the highest standards of evidence based practise.
To continually seek to expand and consolidate clinical skills using training, experience, and supervision.
To be proficient in the use of Psychometric testing appropriate to the age range.
To provide specialist risk assessment of and intervention to people who present to the service.
To follow appropriate Adult and Child Protection guidelines in all Clinical work, including close liaison with all agencies.
To liaise and consult with the wider professional network in the care of the client.
To work jointly with other team members in delivering the most appropriate clinical service to people and their families.
To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients.
To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to effectively evaluate progress.
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Training
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Special Knowledge and Skills
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Experience
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Physical Attributes
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