works to reduce psychological distress and improve mental well-being. Their role involves assessing, diagnosing, and treating a variety of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship issues
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct psychological assessments
using interviews, psychometric tests, and behavioral observations.
Develop treatment plans
tailored to individual needs, including therapy and counseling.
Provide therapy
for mental health conditions, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based approaches.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
, including psychiatrists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals.
Offer consultation and support
to families, caregivers, and other professionals.
Engage in research and training
to improve psychological practices and interventions.
Providing a highly specialist
psychological service
to support and enhance the psychological
care of patients
with persistent pain as well as supporting and enhancing the work of the Moving Well Pain and ME/CFS multi-disciplinary team.
To jointly plan,
deliver and evaluate specialised Pain Management Programmes
in a group-based approach in conjunction with other multidisciplinary team members, providing expertise and advice to facilitate effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all team members