8a Senior Applied Psychologist - Physical Health Neuropsychology inDudley inDudley PUBLISHED TUE 3 DEC 2024

Physical Health/Neuropsychology: Band 8a Senior Applied Psychologist. 0.3 WTE

An exciting new role in Physical Health Psychology is now available, due to the growth and development of our service. We are looking for an experienced Senior Clinical /Counselling Psychologist or a newly/recently qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist who would like to develop their skills in working across a range of physical health teams and settings. We have developed this role to allow a psychologist to experience the breadth of physical health work, without the need to change roles.

The Black Country Healthcare Physical Health Psychology Service currently operates across 3 geographical areas (Dudley, Wolverhampton and Sandwell and West Birmingham) with a number of contracts in each area. This post will be based in Dudley Stroke and Neuro Service.

You will be working closely with the multi-disciplinary teams working across inpatient and community settings. You will be working alongside a Principal Clinical Psychologist, a small team of Clinical Psychologists and an Assistant Psychologist with support from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. A robust leadership and supervision structure is in place, alongside operational management.

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

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.

Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

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

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Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex mental health or learning disabilities which may include challenging behaviours.

To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.

To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health or learning disabilities.

To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.

In line with the banding of the post and its service context to:

• Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for other psychological therapists
• Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development
• Provide leadership in service audit and development
• provide leadership in service evaluation and research
• Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change

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