NHS Jobs • London SW17 0YF

Principle Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

About this role

Clinical Duties

Providing consistent psychology input to ward one (

PICU) MDT to include

Regular contribution to daily MDT meetings to plan patient care Joining MDT for individual patient reviews to ensure that psychological aspects of their difficulties and care planning are considered Direct sessions on the ward including individual patient assessment, formulation and treatment, as well as group and family sessions. Indirect input to MDT to support staff in day-to-day management of patients. Focus on patient who require one-to-one observations or seclusion to identify a pathway to reduce need for restriction. Provision of regular reflective practice.

Other duties

Regular contribution to various aspects of service improvement for ward one. Provision of supervision to other qualified psychology staff working on acute wards. Contribution to wider service planning and improvement for the adult inpatient services.