Senior Clinical Psychologist - Southampton
Job Title: Senior Clinical Psychologist
Location: Southampton
Level: 5
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary £44,000 - £55,000
Job Reference: AHPCP
About you:
Are you a highly skilled and experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist specialising in Paediatric patients. We have an opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team on their Auditory Implant Services to provide a specialised clinical / counselling psychology service to deaf patients and their families.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide a specialist psychology service to children and young people who are either undergoing an assessment to see if they might benefit from a Cochlear Implant/s, or who have already had their Cochlear Implant surgery.
Consult and advise on patient's psychological care to the wider multi-disciplinary team, as well as liaison with external agencies is also an important aspect of the work.
Formulate, select and implement evidence based psychological interventions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the problem and drawing upon a range of therapeutic models.
Implement a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups - adjusting and refining psychological formulations, drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
Provide specialist psychological advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients' formulation and treatment plan.
Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
Skilfully communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and intervention with patients and their families, as well as with the wider multi-disciplinary team to help develop psychologically informed care.
Essential Qualifications:
We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Senior clinical psychologist with:
DClinPsych or equivalent professional qualifications and experience in Clinical / Counselling Psychology.
Membership of relevant professional body. BPS or ACP.
Registered with the Health and care Professions Council
Knowledge and experience of more than one therapeutic intervention
Experience in working in the field of disability/health issues
Commitment to diversity and equality
Demonstrable experience of undertaking research and considering clinical applications
Desirable Skills:
Experience of working with deaf patients/clients Knowledge of cochlear implants
British Sign Language level 1 or willingness to learn
Benefits:
Competitive pay rate: £23 - £28 per hour.
Work with one of the top and best-performing NHS Trusts in the country.
Access to Health Assured (mental health and wellbeing support).
First access to shifts with the ability to block book shifts in advance.
Comprehensive compliance support.
Holiday pay, pension scheme, and online CPD training opportunities.Why Choose Us:
We are a friendly and approachable team committed to finding you locum roles to ensure you enjoy both your work life and your home life. We offer 24/7 support for all our clinicians - we are always here when you need us most.
How to Apply:
Please apply online using the form below and attach a copy of your up-to-date CV.
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