Clinical Psychologist

Job DescriptionEnsuring and participating in providing coverage to the various service areas or populations and settingsCollaborating with senior clinical psychologists in the provision of consultative services internally and externallyProviding highly specialist one-to-one clinical psychological consultations within areas of specializationProviding Psychological interventions for individuals, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypothesesCoordinating the assessment and formulation of risk management plans for clients within their case load and contribute to the formulation of risk management plans for other clients within the serviceParticipating in decision making for and evaluating treatment options, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or groupPromoting high quality psychological services to patients and carers, via direct clinical work and indirectly by collaboration with other team membersProviding psychological services (as an autonomous/independent practitioner) to service-users, carers and team colleaguesProviding advice to multi-disciplinary teams on the psychological aspects of the needs assessment and care planning processDeveloping psychosocial formulations for those service-users with the most highly complex problems so as to inform and guide intervention strategiesExercising professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and or referral of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based intervention plansProviding casework for people experiencing severe psychological difficulties. To prioritize workload to ensure that skills are used to address the more severe and complex psychological presentations within this area of workPromoting and maintaining quality in all services and ensure continuous quality improvement measures are in place. Conduct method evaluation/development as per standard policies and proceduresComplying with all safety, health and quality control programs and procedures as applicableComplying with applicable precautions for environmental safety, infection control, using a series of interventions that minimize or prevent cross infectionMaintaining the strictest confidence in relation to patient information whether formally or informally recordedPracticing within the expressed limits of established policies and proceduresEnsuring that SOP (standard operation procedures) and Quality Assurance tests are maintained within all sectionsBeing responsible for documenting all intervention in appropriate formatComply and support clinical audit processes within the service and report on these as agreed.Communicating in a professional and courteous manner with patients, family and other medical personnel as necessary to obtain information for laboratory records, explain procedures, clarify orders and communicate statusInteracting courteously with doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers when answering questions or providing other informationParticipating in training and education sessions for department staff, doctors and nurses.Participating in department programs/committees, various hospital committees, and staff meetingsParticipating in the orientation and training of new employeesEnsuring appropriate internal and external sharing of information based on governing policies and proceduresMaintaining professional knowledge by attending lectures, seminars or on-line education unitsCompleting and maintaining all regulatory requirements including: licensure and certification and other mandatory training within established time framesResponsibilitiesEnsuring and participating in providing coverage to the various service areas or populations and settingsCollaborating with senior clinical psychologists in the provision of consultative services internally and externallyProviding highly specialist one-to-one clinical psychological consultations within areas of specializationProviding Psychological interventions for individuals, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypothesesCoordinating the assessment and formulation of risk management plans for clients within their case load and contribute to the formulation of risk management plans for other clients within the serviceParticipating in decision making for and evaluating treatment options, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or groupPromoting high quality psychological services to patients and carers, via direct clinical work and indirectly by collaboration with other team membersProviding psychological services (as an autonomous/independent practitioner) to service-users, carers and team colleaguesProviding advice to multi-disciplinary teams on the psychological aspects of the needs assessment and care planning processDeveloping psychosocial formulations for those service-users with the most highly complex problems so as to inform and guide intervention strategiesExercising professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and or referral of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based intervention plansProviding casework for people experiencing severe psychological difficulties. To prioritize workload to ensure that skills are used to address the more severe and complex psychological presentations within this area of workPromoting and maintaining quality in all services and ensure continuous quality improvement measures are in place. Conduct method evaluation/development as per standard policies and proceduresComplying with all safety, health and quality control programs and procedures as applicableComplying with applicable precautions for environmental safety, infection control, using a series of interventions that minimize or prevent cross infectionMaintaining the strictest confidence in relation to patient information whether formally or informally recordedPracticing within the expressed limits of established policies and proceduresEnsuring that SOP (standard operation procedures) and Quality Assurance tests are maintained within all sectionsBeing responsible for documenting all intervention in appropriate formatComply and support clinical audit processes within the service and report on these as agreed.Communicating in a professional and courteous manner with patients, family and other medical personnel as necessary to obtain information for laboratory records, explain procedures, clarify orders and communicate statusInteracting courteously with doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers when answering questions or providing other informationParticipating in training and education sessions for department staff, doctors and nurses.Participating in department programs/committees, various hospital committees, and staff meetingsParticipating in the orientation and training of new employeesEnsuring appropriate internal and external sharing of information based on governing policies and proceduresMaintaining professional knowledge by attending lectures, seminars or on-line education unitsCompleting and maintaining all regulatory requirements including: licensure and certification and other mandatory training within established time framesQualificationsBachelor's degree in clinical psychologyMaster's degree in clinical psychology