Clinical Psychologist/ CBT Psychotherapist

at  Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities (Wordcount min 100, max 10,000) To provide a qualified highly specialist clinical psychology/ CBT service to service users of the South Recovery service. To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering highly specialised advice and consultation on service users psychological care to psychologist/therapist colleagues, non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. To provide clinical supervision to less experienced psychologists/CBT therapists, assistant(s), trainee(s) or other professionals. To provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to service users formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans, through team formulation, reflective practice, and other meetings.
To work well and develop good professional relationships with a range of colleagues to develop and deliver the service. In common with all Clinical Psychologists/ CBT therapists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice. To take sole professional responsibility and exercise autonomous professional and clinical judgement within the overall framework of Trust, HCPC, & BPS policies/guidelines/standards. To manage any waiting lists within the team and participate as a senior clinician in the allocation of cases taking into account skill mix and caseload.
To respond to referrals, making autonomous professional and clinical judgements based upon complex information, prioritising accordingly and contributing to multidisciplinary decision making. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service. To manage the workloads of assistant psychologists, and peer recovery workers, where appropriate, within the framework of the team/services policies and procedures. To maintain professional registration as a Clinical Psychologist (practitioner psychologist) with the Health and Care Professions Council.
OR to maintain accreditation as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)

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