NHS Jobs • Watford WD18 0JP

Bank Band 8a Psychologist or CBT Therapist, Watford - SW-1426

About this role

To have a good working relationship with multi-disciplinary colleagues in the community mental heath team setting To maintain close working relationships with psychology colleagues and other psychological therapists both locally and sector-wide To communicate effectively and skilfully with a wide range of people in a formal and informal manner and in verbal and written format consistent with their level of understanding, culture, and background to explore complex issues and make complex decisions To communicate skilfully, tactfully and sensitively highly complex and sensitive information with clients and carers, taking into account sensitive cultural barriers to communication, concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the teams, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. Please see JD attached for further information and responsibilities required