Clinical Psychologist

Job responsibilitiesThe main responsibilities for this role are provided in the attached job description/person specification.The role is well suited to someone who enjoys working systemically with families and professional networks, values multidisciplinary collaboration and wishes to contribute to the development of nationally significant specialist services.Person Specification

EssentialDoctoral level training in clinical psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.Registered with the HCPC.DesirablePrequalification training and qualifications in research methodology staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Other requirements

EssentialAbility to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviourDesirableExperience of working within a multi-cultural framework, EssentialDoctoral knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.Doctoral level knowledge of research, methodology, research design and complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families across the full range of care settings.Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and possible physical aggression.Experience of working with children, young people and families presenting with complex psychological, emotional or adjustment
difficulties associated with long-term health conditions and/or specialist paediatric servicesExperience of multidisciplinary working involving complex assessment, formulation and collaborative care planning.DesirableExperience of teaching, training and/or supervisionKnowledge of legislation in relation to young people and mental healthKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in those groups with complex presentations e.g. dual diagnoses, children and adolescents with additional disabilities.Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.Experience working with children and young people experiencing gender incongruence or gender-related distressExperience of working within specialist paediatric services and/or differences of sex development servicesExperience of delivering group interventions, training or consultation.

Skills and abilities

EssentialSkills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to children and young people, their families, carers and other professional colleagues within and outside the NHS.Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and multi-agency systems.
Person Specification

Education and Training

EssentialDoctoral level training in clinical psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.Registered with the HCPC.DesirablePrequalification training and qualifications in research methodology staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Other requirements

EssentialAbility to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviourDesirableExperience of working within a multi-cultural framework, EssentialDoctoral knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.Doctoral level knowledge of research, methodology, research design and complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families across the full range of care settings.Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and possible physical aggression.Experience of working with children, young people and families presenting with complex psychological, emotional or adjustment
difficulties associated with long-term health conditions and/or specialist paediatric servicesExperience of multidisciplinary working involving complex assessment, formulation and collaborative care planning.DesirableExperience of teaching, training and/or supervisionKnowledge of legislation in relation to young people and mental healthKnowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in those groups with complex presentations e.g. dual diagnoses, children and adolescents with additional disabilities.Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.Experience working with children and young people experiencing gender incongruence or gender-related distressExperience of working within specialist paediatric services and/or differences of sex development servicesExperience of delivering group interventions, training or consultation.

Skills and abilities