Principal Psychologist in ICU

2.0 Supervisory/Professional Responsibility 2.1. Clinical supervision of Trainee Applied Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists 2.2. Supervises Band 7 and 8a Applied Psychologists 2.3. Specialist psychological supervision and scaffolding in a care pathway/cluster 2.4. Line manage Assistant Psychologists 2.5. Will hold responsibility and accountability for their own actions, ensuring appropriate support and supervision is sought when required. 2.6. To keep abreast of current developments in this field through reading, attendance at appropriate training courses, and a range of other CPD activities, and to ensure that a log is kept of this in line with HCPC requirements. 2.7. To contribute, as appropriate, to the teaching offered on the local Applied Psychology training courses. 3.0 Multi-Disciplinary Training and Development 3.1. To work with members of the multi-disciplinary team to develop and maintain psychologically minded ways of understanding and working with clients using the services, both to promote and maintain the mental health and coping strategies of the clients and to maintain the safety of clients and staff. 3.2. Provides highly specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other direct care staff in MDT 3.3. Provide clinical supervision to other direct care staff in MDT 3.4. Ensures appropriate clinical supervision and scaffolding is in place to enable embedding of psychological skills in relation to a specific care pathway/cluster 3.5. Assesses the need for and develops a plan for training in psychological interventions for the team in relation to a specific care pathway/cluster 3.6. Devises and delivers training to staff which may include those outside immediate MDT in consultation with Consultant Applied Psychologist 4.0 Service and Organisational Development 4.1. Clinically leads MDT in development, implementation and monitoring of MD care plans/ pathways/clusters 4.2. Takes a lead role in MDT delivery of CQUIN and QIP projects, NICE benchmarking and compliance requirements as required within MDT 4.3. Able to identify service priorities and to work with Consultant Applied Psychologist and/or Team/Service Managers on developing these into action plans 5.0 Service Redesign and Cultural Change 5.1. Bring an understanding of psychological change processes to own role within MDT and to help MDT to cope with changes, in consultation with Consultant Applied Psychologist 5.2. Bring an understanding of psychological change processes to help Team/Service Managers to devise suitable plans for change 5.3. Represent a psychological perspective in regular specific Division-wide forums around governance, quality and redesign under guidance from Consultant Applied Psychologist Job description Job responsibilities 2.0 Supervisory/Professional Responsibility 2.1. Clinical supervision of Trainee Applied Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists 2.2. Supervises Band 7 and 8a Applied Psychologists 2.3. Specialist psychological supervision and scaffolding in a care pathway/cluster 2.4. Line manage Assistant Psychologists 2.5. Will hold responsibility and accountability for their own actions, ensuring appropriate support and supervision is sought when required. 2.6. To keep abreast of current developments in this field through reading, attendance at appropriate training courses, and a range of other CPD activities, and to ensure that a log is kept of this in line with HCPC requirements. 2.7. To contribute, as appropriate, to the teaching offered on the local Applied Psychology training courses. 3.0 Multi-Disciplinary Training and Development 3.1. To work with members of the multi-disciplinary team to develop and maintain psychologically minded ways of understanding and working with clients using the services, both to promote and maintain the mental health and coping strategies of the clients and to maintain the safety of clients and staff. 3.2. Provides highly specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other direct care staff in MDT 3.3. Provide clinical supervision to other direct care staff in MDT 3.4. Ensures appropriate clinical supervision and scaffolding is in place to enable embedding of psychological skills in relation to a specific care pathway/cluster 3.5. Assesses the need for and develops a plan for training in psychological interventions for the team in relation to a specific care pathway/cluster 3.6. Devises and delivers training to staff which may include those outside immediate MDT in consultation with Consultant Applied Psychologist 4.0 Service and Organisational Development 4.1. Clinically leads MDT in development, implementation and monitoring of MD care plans/ pathways/clusters 4.2. Takes a lead role in MDT delivery of CQUIN and QIP projects, NICE benchmarking and compliance requirements as required within MDT 4.3. Able to identify service priorities and to work with Consultant Applied Psychologist and/or Team/Service Managers on developing these into action plans 5.0 Service Redesign and Cultural Change 5.1. Bring an understanding of psychological change processes to own role within MDT and to help MDT to cope with changes, in consultation with Consultant Applied Psychologist 5.2. Bring an understanding of psychological change processes to help Team/Service Managers to devise suitable plans for change 5.3. Represent a psychological perspective in regular specific Division-wide forums around governance, quality and redesign under guidance from Consultant Applied Psychologist