Clinical Psychologist (Child)

Job Description Roles & Responsibilities Clinical · To work autonomously to provide high quality evidence-based therapies to individual and groups of patients. · Manage a caseload of patients with responsibility for assessment (including risk), formulation and therapy. · To spend a minimum of six out of eight sessions engaged in face- to-face work with patients each day (pro-rata for part time staff) unless otherwise agreed. · To offer assessment; routine (i.e., intake interviews) and complex assessments to patients (i.e., risk assessment, psychometric, and neuropsychological where appropriate etc.) and provide reports when necessary. · To proactively contribute to the achievement of good clinical outcomes for patients and evaluate the efficacy of the therapies provided using standardized outcome measures. · To manage patient risk effectively. · Communicate with patients and their families in a way that is open, sensitive, empathic, and caring. · To work with multidisciplinary team colleagues to develop comprehensive care plans. · To make appropriate referrals when necessary and be responsible for following these up. · To maintain retention of patients above agreed rate (currently 75%) and keep no show rate under agreed rate (Currently 10%). Teaching, training, and supervision: · Participate in monthly clinical supervision – internally or externally. · To deliver teaching/training/presentations when required. General · Contribute to service development and innovation. · To attend monthly team meetings and contribute to these. · Use IT systems effectively. · Record all information accurately and maintain up to date clinical records using the elite system. WORKING AS PART OF A TEAM · Maintain professional relationships with colleagues whilst being mindful of appropriate boundaries. · Participate in the annual appraisal process. · Maintain a good working environment by being respectful and compassionate towards colleagues. MANAGING SELF · Seek advice from clinical manager whenever necessary. · Participate in regular management and clinical supervision. · Develop and agree your annual development plan using the appraisal process. · Be responsible for identifying areas for own professional development. · Keep up to date with latest clinical developments, guidance, and research in the field. · Maintain registration with DOH, alongside professional registration in country of registration. · Comply with all ACPN policies, procedures, and protocols. · Maintain professional approach to work. SERVICE IMPROVEMENT · To continually work towards improving and maintaining high standards. · To initiate and develop new methods/ways of working in consultation with Clinical Lead. · Actively contribute to the development and review of policies and procedures based upon best practice. · To actively seek user feedback and use this to enhance practice. Desired Candidate Profile Child Experience Employment Type Full Time Company Industry MedicalHealthcareDiagnosticsMedical Devices Department / Functional Area DoctorNurseParamedicsHospital TechniciansMedical Research Keywords Clinical PsychologistPatient TherapyCounseling PsychologistPsychologyTherapistPsychotherapistDOHDHA Get real-time job updates only on our App