Description

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the on-going development of the service, providing clinical
expertise with collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be responsible for providing
specialist clinical psychology input to the unit, which will include individual assessment, formulation,
intervention and consultation.

The post holder will pragmatically draw on the full range of clinical psychology theory to aid assessment and
intervention approaches as relevant to this client group while also offering specialist psychological therapy
and skills, and will also be supported to further psychological knowledge around this complex service user
population; and as such will be supported in research and publications.

Principle Duties

Key Accountabilities

Clinical

Lead on the provision and development of psychological input into the service, ensuring evidencebased practice with robust governance procedures.
Monitor, review and update this provision through consultation with the unit Consultant Psychiatrist.
Attend wider service meetings with senior colleagues to discuss service development.
Provide specialist psychological assessment and formulation for all new admissions
Where required, carry an individual caseload, under supervision, providing appropriate psychological
assessment and therapy
Manage this caseload including formulating, planning and evaluating interventions
Contribute to delivery of the psychological groups programme including facilitation
Assist in the development of the teams psychological formulation and therapeutic skills
Support other members of the team, providing consultancy, supervision and training as appropriate
Participate in a programme of continuing professional development and annual appraisal.
To consult with colleagues on the multi-disciplinary team on psychological aspects of clients’
assessments and therapy plans
To attend MDT meetings and CPA reviews
To offer leadership to the teams on the development and maintenance of a therapeutic environment
To attend and engage with team supervision and development activities
To participate in other meetings or committees as necessary
Involves and engages users of the service and others in discussions about service direction,
improvements and the values on which they are based
Actively creates opportunities to enable everyone to learn from each other and from external good
practice
Works with others to make sure there is a clear direction for values, strategies and policies and leads
the way when interests are in conflict
Evaluates the quality of own and others’ work in own area and raises quality issues and related risks
with the appropriate people

Support

Assist in the development of the teams psychological formulation and therapeutic skills
Support other members of the team, providing consultancy, supervision and training as appropriate
To contribute to the training and supervision of Assistant Psychologists, and other members of the
MDT
To provide teaching and training sessions on psychological assessment, formulation and intervention
and other key psychological theories and models to colleague groups and teams

Administrative

To record client contacts and assessments according to relevant policies, using computerised system
To keep other notes and records as may be necessary to clinical psychology professional practice, using
paper and/or computer systems
To provide written reports on psychological assessments, formulation, therapeutic progress and
outcomes for colleagues and referrers

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Location

Schoen Clinic York

Job Type

Permanent

Skills

Key Skills & Experience

Educational (Essential)

Maintain eligibility for the register of Chartered Psychologists
Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology
HCPC registration as a Clinical Psychologist

Educational (Desirable)

Post qualification experience in a setting relevant to the post
Completion of formal training to meet eligibility as clinical supervisor of Doctoral Trainee Clinical Psychologists

Specific Training, Skills & Knowledge (Essential)

Practical knowledge of using full range of psychological theory models to inform clinical work and consultation
Understanding of working with a wide variety of client groups, presenting with problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including developmental and attachment trauma
Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems including high levels of risk to self
Excellent skills in psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation
Exceptional communication skills in verbal, non-verbal and written modes including report writing
Ability to empathise and develop good therapeutic alliance with service-users with complex difficulties related to relational trauma
Demonstrates the ability to develop positive working alliances with multi-disciplinary teams
Ability to Formulate Complex processes
Capacity to conduct psychometric assessment where needed

Specific Training, Skills & Knowledge (Desirable)

Additional training in specific psychological model (e.g. EMDR, CAT, CFT, IPT, CBT)

Experience (Essential)

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients including those with diagnoses of PTSD and Personality Disorder
Experience working with teams

Experience (Desirable)

Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Experience of running team formulation meetings
Experience of service development
Experience of facilitating groups (specifically CFT/DBT)

Other

Self-motivated and self-starter with the ability to prioritise and schedule work independently
Highly organised, detail-oriented and analytical
Adaptable in terms of working times and responsibilities e.g., out of hours work may be required with due notice.
Maintains a professional conduct at all times, remaining calm and in control.
Be able to adapt to the ever changing environment and reacting quickly to meet challenges.
Working with people in Crisis
Working on an in-patient Psychiatric ward

Clinical Psychologist

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