Principal Clinical / Counselling / Health Psychologist
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Principal Clinical / Counselling / Health Psychologist
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 3 weeks ago, 4 Jul | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Full Job Description
- To take full clinical responsibility for the provision of high quality psychological services to individuals referred to the Clinical Health Psychological Service within an outpatient setting
- The post holder will be expected to have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in order to deliver highly specialist psychological assessments
- To formulate, make decisions and implement highly specialist plans for the psychological treatment
- To be responsible for devising and implementing a range of highly specialist psychological interventions for individuals, families and groups with the service, a
- To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors
- To provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals and agencies outside the Trust when necessary, contributing directly to the patients' formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
- To ensure that all members of the multidisciplinary team to have access to a psychologically based framework for understanding the issues for the patients under our care,
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients
- To provide clinical supervision to qualified psychologist, trainee clinical/counselling psychologists on placement
You would be leading a service provided by UHCW under a service level agreement into the George Eliot Hospital (GEH). We provide the general Clinical Health Psychological Service which accepts referrals from most clinical areas within the hospital, a paediatric diabetes post and a stroke rehabilitation post provided under this SLA. You will be part of Psychological Service at UHCW which delivers psychological care within UHCW, outpatients and Coventry community health provision. We are a welcoming team the successful applicant will work collaboratively with psychological colleagues across GEH and UHCW., University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare. We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk) By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team. The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
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