Band 7 Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist - Bath

at  Avon Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

CLINICAL To provide a psychologically informed service to the personality disorder pathway including assessment and specialist formulation for individuals and carers as appropriate. To provide specialist consultation and supervision to the personality disorder pathway and other agencies providing care for the client group. To carry out specialist assessments and provide specialist evidence basedtherapy to individuals and groups as appropriate. To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided within the personality disorder pathway team.
To liaise with Recovery teams, PCLS, Primary care and other services and identify appropriate care pathways for patients with complex emotional needs/personality disorder. To work jointly with colleagues within primary and secondary services offering consultation, and case-based discussion and providing expert advice. To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the team manager, asappropriate to the needs of the service. To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
To support the full implementation of CPA acting as a care co-ordinator as appropriate to the needs of the service. PROFESSIONAL To be accountable for own professional actions and to fully observe the relevant Code of Conduct for your professional body. To be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Trust, and teams’ policies and procedures. To participate in local psychology meetings, therapies meetings and Trust-wide meetings as appropriate.
To maintain and develop high standards of practice by engaging in continuing professional development and co-operative working/networking with colleagues from the same profession. To participate in an annual performance appraisal. To participate in Continued Professional Development and other developmental activities. SERVICE GOVERNANCE To participate in service governance processes.
To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit. To liaise with other disciplines and agencies to ensure that best practice is shared. To promote the use of effective interventions in the service. TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT To provide training, supervision and reflective practice to assistants, trainees and team members as appropriate to experience level.
To collaborate with colleagues to develop and offer training courses, workshops and supervision groups to develop skills in psychological interventions and related approaches for staff in the locality. To contribute to the teaching of students and trainees in psychology, medicine, nursing and other health care disciplines. To agree a plan of personal development with the Clinical Lead and the team line manager. SERVICE AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT To collaborate with other specialist staff in the designated area to extend the range of specialist individual and group interventions available across the area.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT To engage in research relevant to service priorities as appropriate. To participate in and contribute to audit and service evaluation activities examining the effectiveness of current service delivery and leading to development of services relevant to client needs. To provide advice, support and consultation to colleagues from other disciplines undertaking research in the area

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