Clinical/Counselling Psychologist Adult Wards

Experienced and Innovative HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist Opportunity

Are you an experienced and innovative HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist looking to take the next step in your career? This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary psychological therapies team which covers both male and female adult acute inpatient wards at Potters Bar Clinic.

You will be joining us at an exciting time as we are developing a new pathway for young adults who present with complex trauma, and you will have a key role in contributing to this service development. There are opportunities for further training relevant to the therapeutic work.

You will provide a clinical service of specialist psychology assessments and interventions to a number of adult service users with acute mental health needs on the ward. You will also provide a specialist clinical perspective in relation to other service users with whom you might not be directly involved. Potters Bar uses a formulation driven and trauma informed model of care.

Reporting Structure

Reporting directly to the Lead Psychologist, you will be responsible for:

• Individual and group interventions
• Diagnostic and cognitive assessments
• MDT working and risk assessments
• Facilitating staff reflective practice sessions
• Designing and delivering training

Responsibilities

As a Psychologist, you will:

• Work autonomously to provide a specialist psychology service to patients as agreed by Consultant Psychiatrist, Therapies Lead, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, and in discussion with wider MDT.
• Undertake specialist assessments.
• Provide specialist interventions according to formulations based on an appropriate conceptual framework, NICE guidelines, evidence from research, and in accordance with the wider MDT formulation and interventions.
• Be involved in running therapeutic groups on the ward as agreed.
• Continually monitor risk of all patients for whom there is direct contact, or regarding which the post holder receives relevant information, ensure acute risk is managed, liaise with MDT (and in particular responsible psychiatrist) regarding risk, and update electronic record including risk assessment as required.
• Ensure that all clinical work is adequately recorded in the electronic patient record.
• Attend ward rounds (and other MDT meetings), case conferences, CPAs as required, and provide reports in advance for these in accordance with local procedures.
• Prepare clinical reports as required, e.g. assessment reports, discharge summaries.
• Liaise with internal and external colleagues as required.
• Complete all recording and reporting tasks associated with clinical work.
• Facilitate ‘reflective practice’ sessions for the ward-based staff as agreed within the psychological therapies team and in discussion with wider MDT.