Principal Psychologist

Provides highly specialist psychological assessment of clients with highly complex and contentious conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources, which may include neuropsychological testing.

1.2. Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk.

1.3. Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides highly specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management and the high physical risks inherent in the client group.

1.4. Formulates plans for highly specialist psychological therapy and/or management of clients' mental health conditions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice. Negotiates the implementation of such plans with clients and/or their carers.

1.5. Implements a range of highly specialist psychological therapies for individual clients, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.

1.6. Undertakes highly skilled evaluations and makes decisions about treatment options.

Clinical supervision of Trainee Applied Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists

2.2. Supervises Band 7 and 8a Applied Psychologists

2.3. Specialist psychological supervision and scaffolding in a care pathway/cluster

2.4. Line manage Assistant Psychologists

2.5. Will hold responsibility and accountability for their own actions, ensuring appropriate support and supervision is sought when required.

2.6. To keep abreast of current developments in this field through reading, attendance at appropriate training courses, and a range of other CPD activities, and to ensure that a log is kept of this in line with HCPC requirements.

2.7. To contribute, as appropriate, to the teaching offered on the local Applied Psychology training courses.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Clinical Health Psychology Service within Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Our Clinical Health Psychology Service supports individuals in adapting to and managing the psychological impact of physical health conditions, helping people develop meaningful and creative ways of coping with complex health challenges. The service currently operates across Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell & West Birmingham, delivering a range of specialist contracts across the Black Country.

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