Principal Clinical Psychologist

Professional / Governance • Maintain clinical psychology registration and adhere to professional and NHS codes of conduct. • Ensure accurate, timely and professional clinical documentation. • Comply with relevant Trust policies including confidentiality, risk management, infection control, safeguarding, health & safety, equality and diversity, sustainability and nosmoking policy. Clinical • Provide advanced specialist assessments and interventions for older adults in the CMHT and Memory Service. • Offer psychological perspectives and formulations to support multidisciplinary understanding and care planning. • Manage a caseload with autonomous responsibility for assessment, treatment and discharge. • Provide expert consultation on risk, safeguarding, diagnosis and formulation. Leadership & Management • Support strategic and operational service development. • Be responsible for governance of psychological practice and resources. • Lead recruitment activities for psychology roles. • Manage psychology therapy staff within the service. • Provide leadership across multidisciplinary teams and external partners. Training, Teaching & Supervision • Provide placements and supervision for trainee psychologists. • Deliver training, consultation and supervision to multidisciplinary staff. • Contribute to internal and external teaching programmes. Research, Evaluation & Service Development • Lead and participate in service audits, evaluations and quality improvement projects. • Use research skills to support evidencebased practice. • Support and advise staff undertaking research activities. General Responsibilities • Participate in appraisal, CPD and mandatory training. • Demonstrate Oxleas organisational values (Were Kind, Were Fair, We Listen, We Care). • Provide highquality customer care and maintain professionalism. Job description Job responsibilities Professional / Governance • Maintain clinical psychology registration and adhere to professional and NHS codes of conduct. • Ensure accurate, timely and professional clinical documentation. • Comply with relevant Trust policies including confidentiality, risk management, infection control, safeguarding, health & safety, equality and diversity, sustainability and nosmoking policy. Clinical • Provide advanced specialist assessments and interventions for older adults in the CMHT and Memory Service. • Offer psychological perspectives and formulations to support multidisciplinary understanding and care planning. • Manage a caseload with autonomous responsibility for assessment, treatment and discharge. • Provide expert consultation on risk, safeguarding, diagnosis and formulation. Leadership & Management • Support strategic and operational service development. • Be responsible for governance of psychological practice and resources. • Lead recruitment activities for psychology roles. • Manage psychology therapy staff within the service. • Provide leadership across multidisciplinary teams and external partners. Training, Teaching & Supervision • Provide placements and supervision for trainee psychologists. • Deliver training, consultation and supervision to multidisciplinary staff. • Contribute to internal and external teaching programmes. Research, Evaluation & Service Development • Lead and participate in service audits, evaluations and quality improvement projects. • Use research skills to support evidencebased practice. • Support and advise staff undertaking research activities. General Responsibilities • Participate in appraisal, CPD and mandatory training. • Demonstrate Oxleas organisational values (Were Kind, Were Fair, We Listen, We Care). • Provide highquality customer care and maintain professionalism.