Applied Psychologist/Highly Specialist Applied Psychologist

• Interpret and integrate complex data from a variety of sources including psychometric tests, direct and indirect observations, and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in their care. • Formulate a care pathway for either group or individual work, as appropriate. • Assessment for group work includes careful consideration of group dynamics and individual motivational factors (including stages of change). • Utilise Motivational Interviewing skills during assessment and intervention. • Work as part of an inter-disciplinary team in the development, delivery and evaluation of generic and specialised PMPs and group based programmes • Provide evidence-based short-medium term intervention for clients experiencing psychological barriers to effective management of their chronic pain condition. • Following a comprehensive and rigorous psychological assessment, provide feedback to an interdisciplinary team to inform upon the appropriateness of invasive procedures such as implantation of spinal cord stimulator (applicable for Band 8a) • Act at all times in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society. For further information please see attached job description Job description Job responsibilities • Interpret and integrate complex data from a variety of sources including psychometric tests, direct and indirect observations, and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in their care. • Formulate a care pathway for either group or individual work, as appropriate. • Assessment for group work includes careful consideration of group dynamics and individual motivational factors (including stages of change). • Utilise Motivational Interviewing skills during assessment and intervention. • Work as part of an inter-disciplinary team in the development, delivery and evaluation of generic and specialised PMPs and group based programmes • Provide evidence-based short-medium term intervention for clients experiencing psychological barriers to effective management of their chronic pain condition. • Following a comprehensive and rigorous psychological assessment, provide feedback to an interdisciplinary team to inform upon the appropriateness of invasive procedures such as implantation of spinal cord stimulator (applicable for Band 8a) • Act at all times in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society. For further information please see attached job description