Principal Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist - Adult Autism inDagenham inDagenham PUBLISHED 16 DEC 2023
Stand by, we'll show you...
Participating in the development and implementation of high standards of clinical care ensuring the service provided is needs led, compliant with national guidance and is viewed positively by service users.
To contribute to the strategic development and transformation of Specialist Adult autism services in NELFT and maintenance of high-level quality of delivery of therapeutic provision across the borough. This includes improving the integration within Mental Health and Wellness teams and across primary and secondary care.
To deputise for the Lead of Psychological Professionals including leadership, line management and service development.
To carry a small clinical caseload.
o To provide specialist consultation and clinical input to complex cases presenting with significant distress associated with autism with co morbid psychosis, anxiety, mood disorders, such as depression and also enduring difficulties that may have been given the diagnosis of 'personality disorder' across the directorate.
o Ensuring more junior colleagues in the pathway (such as Assistant Psychologists, Senior Clinical Psychologists) are working to a clear job plan and are receiving the operational and clinical supervision they require.
o Working in close collaboration with other psychology services to ensure a smooth pathway for service-users and their families, under the direction of the Care Pathway Lead.
o Conducting high quality assessments, treatments and systematic outcome measurement in the specialist care pathway.
o Providing operational leadership in the specialist Adult autism service to psychological practitioners working in the pathway and represent psychology at senior levels within the directorate, under the direction of and deputising for, the care pathway lead. This will be overseen by the Psychological service leads, Deputy Directorate for Psychological Professions and Professional Lead for Adult Mental Health.
o Providing clinical leadership and high-quality clinical supervision in the integrated care pathway, under the direction of the Care Pathway Lead. This will typically involve the supervision of Band 7 and Band 8a colleagues and will also include overseeing the supervision of Assistant Psychologists and Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs), as appropriate.
Participating in the development and implementation of high standards of clinical care ensuring the service provided is needs led, compliant with national guidance and is viewed positively by service users.
To contribute to the strategic development and transformation of Specialist Adult autism services in NELFT and maintenance of high-level quality of delivery of therapeutic provision across the borough. This includes improving the integration within Mental Health and Wellness teams and across primary and secondary care.
To deputise for the Lead of Psychological Professionals including leadership, line management and service development.
To carry a small clinical caseload.
o To provide specialist consultation and clinical input to complex cases presenting with significant distress associated with autism with co morbid psychosis, anxiety, mood disorders, such as depression and also enduring difficulties that may have been given the diagnosis of 'personality disorder' across the directorate.
o Ensuring more junior colleagues in the pathway (such as Assistant Psychologists, Senior Clinical Psychologists) are working to a clear job plan and are receiving the operational and clinical supervision they require.
o Working in close collaboration with other psychology services to ensure a smooth pathway for service-users and their families, under the direction of the Care Pathway Lead.
o Conducting high quality assessments, treatments and systematic outcome measurement in the specialist care pathway.
o Providing operational leadership in the specialist Adult autism service to psychological practitioners working in the pathway and represent psychology at senior levels within the directorate, under the direction of and deputising for, the care pathway lead. This will be overseen by the Psychological service leads, Deputy Directorate for Psychological Professions and Professional Lead for Adult Mental Health.
o Providing clinical leadership and high-quality clinical supervision in the integrated care pathway, under the direction of the Care Pathway Lead. This will typically involve the supervision of Band 7 and Band 8a colleagues and will also include overseeing the supervision of Assistant Psychologists and Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs), as appropriate.
Please wait...this will take a moment...