Clinical Psychologist

Provide comprehensive specialist clinical psychology assessment of complex clients within the service. This includes the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological 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 service users, family members and others involved in the service users care. Identify the nature, severity and complexity of service users mental health problems. To advise both service users and members of the team on the appropriate management of those problems, enabling referral to other services where appropriate. Lead on psychological formulations for clients to inform treatment and management plans. Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide advice to other colleagues on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management, Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other colleagues contributing directly to a service users formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. This will be through the provision of advice and consultation and the dissemination of psychological research and theory. Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, couple or family. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the efficiency of all aspects of the clinical psychology service provided. Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of service users. To monitor and evaluate progress during the course of care. Discharge statutory social care functions as delegated under the Section 75 agreement with Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils for Service Users and Carers on behalf of the organisation. To provide appropriate health and social care interventions according to service users recovery goals. To assess health and social care needs as part of an integrated team, and implement commission packages of care where appropriate.

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