Job Description

Clinical responsibilities include the provision of psychological assessments of referred clients, and the formulation and implementation of psychological treatment and management plans for a range of problems of severity and complexity.The post holder will also provide psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients in the perinatal period. They will participate in leading on the delivery and evaluation of psychological interventions within the service. They will liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients and be actively involved in teaching, training and supervision. This will include supervision of clinical and counselling psychologists, trainee clinical and counselling psychologists, and, where required, of assistant psychologists or other staff providing low intensity interventions, as well as specialist consultation on psychological therapies in the context of mental health to other staff within the service and to other health and social care staff working with the client group.



The post holder will also have opportunities in management, policy and service development as well as research, audit and service evaluation. They will maintain and develop the highest standards of practice, through active participation in continuing professional development and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in psychological practice in areas related to the post.