{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nConsultant Psychologist LPMHSS with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in Pontypridd\n\n You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac In consultation with the AMH Directorate Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist be responsible for ensuring the development and delivery of timely evidence based and highly specialist psychological therapeutic interventions for people accessing the service. To have a key leadership role within the service. Attend AMH Directorate QRSE and all meetings relevant to the delivery of LPMHSS. Exercise full responsibility for, and provide highly developed expert psychological and mental health assessment based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources. Sources of assessment information will include psychological tests, and similarly complex data from a variety of sources for patients such as self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, members of the multi-disciplinary team, family members and others involved in the patients care. Provide and be responsible for highly specialist treatment and management formulations, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patients problems, which will be shared in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with patients of these services and others e.g. carers, staff members, etc. if appropriate, in order to devise the most appropriate treatment plan according to best practice and clinical effectiveness guidance. Be fully responsible for and implement a range of expert specialised psychological interventions for appropriate patients across LPMHSS. Manage a caseload of patients with highly complex and challenging problems. Have overall responsibility for clinical governance in relation to improving standards of clinical practice, audit, ethics and research for the services that they lead and manage and on a wider basis in consultation and through line management with the AMH Directorate Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist as appropriate. Be responsible for refining and developing highly specialist programmes of psychological treatment for the service user group, and taking into account the highly complex nature of the patients presentation, its developmental course, and maintaining factors. The post holder will therefore be called upon to plan and revise the treatment course as necessary for the best outcome of each patient. Provide expert and highly specialist advice, guidance and clinical consultation to other professionals within the wider Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB community when required. The post holder will lead and promote the availability of such consultation as a means of fostering specialist clinical skills to increase the availability of specialist therapies across the UHB. Be fully responsible and autonomous in decisions and actions regarding treatment and discharge of those clients on their caseload, and on the caseload of those in training in these services e.g. trainee psychology staff. Lead in care planning, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating, planning and reviewing care plans, including patients, their Carers and others in the network of care. Ensure that all members of the wider service have access to a psychological framework to enable the understanding and care of all patients within these services, through the provision of advice, consultation and the dissemination of psychological knowledge, research and theory. Undertake risk assessment and risk management for appropriate individuals, including those with significant behavioural problems within the service. This will involve assessing people who are displaying violent and aggressive outbursts, depressed mood, suicidal ideation and intent, and providing both general and specialist advice for psychologists and other professionals on the psychological aspects of risk management and assessment. Be required to provide highly specialist consultation to other Health Boards regarding appropriate psychological provision for the relevant service user group. Seek appropriate consultation, in order to inform clinical and organisational work through appropriate reflective practice. Be responsible for any clinical work that any honorary assistants or placement students undertake within their work with the post holder. Provide highly specialist psychological consultation and clinical supervision to other members of the psychology directorate, and other UHB staff regularly, and may run regular consultation groups. Be responsible for providing clinical supervision to clinicians offering psychological therapy within the service. Take the lead in goal planning, developing an appropriate goal plan, co-ordinating the work of others involved with care of the patient and carers, arranging reviews and communicating effectively regarding all issues relevant to the care of the patient and others involved, monitoring progress as the plan progresses. Provide expert and highly specialist consultation about psychological care. The post holder will take a key leadership role and work closely with senior leaders in the CTMUHB Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Group to develop and enhance the service within the Local Primary Mental Health Support Service (LPMHSS) that is trauma informed. Applications are welcome from people keen to develop as a visible leader within mental health services. Request for increased hours will be considered. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of psychological interventions to individuals within the LPMHSS's across CTM. In this pivotal leadership role, you will be responsible for managing the team, ensuring that Welsh Government Targets are met whilst delivering high quality care, supervision and working with stakeholders to identify service priorities. The post holder will join a team of senior psychologists within the MH&LD Care Group and professional development opportunities will be supported. The LPMHSS's are currently engaged in an exciting period of service development where there are many opportunities to lead projects to help shape the future of LPMHSS services. The LPMHS service is made up of Team leaders, Primary care mental health practitioners, Therapists , assistant psychologists and Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (CAAP) trainees. We have close links with both the clinical/counselling doctorate in South Wales and the CBT course, and consistently have trainees on placement with us. The post holder will act as a senior clinical manager within the LPMHSS, offering line management to clinicians within the LPCMHSS, and supporting training placements, to ensure a seamless provision of healthcare. The post holder will be responsible for the recruitment of staff, providing and/or ensuring appropriate line management and supervision (professional and clinical) is in place for all members of the LPMHSS psychological interventions specialty. The role of the post holder will ensure compliance with clinical governance of the work delivered and play a strategic part in the development of the LPMHSS provision. The role will include clinical work that will be delivered by establishing the psychological needs within the service and collecting evidence in relation to outcomes and added value with a view to service developments in that area. The clinical role will also involve consultation to other professionals, training, and multi-disciplinary work in relation to staff support. The post holder will actively engage in service development and seek opportunities for developing a training and recruitment strategy to widen access for psychological therapies. This will include developing service proposals and funding bids for the Health Board, Welsh Government and other funding streams. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. "}