Bank level 7 Practitioner Psychologist

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Practitioner Psychologist to join the Children and Families Division, working within the Neurodevelopmental Hub. This is a Bank level 7 bank-only position, providing specialist psychological services to children with developmental and neurodevelopmental needs across the Birmingham area.

Working autonomously within professional guidelines and service procedures, you will undertake specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention. You will also provide expert advice and consultation to families, carers, colleagues and professionals from partner services involved in a child’s care.

Applicants must have postgraduate doctoral-level training in clinical or applied psychology, accredited by the British Psychological Society, and current HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.

Main duties of the job

• You will provide specialist psychological assessments for children referred to the service, drawing upon information from psychometric and neuropsychological assessments, rating scales, observations, interviews and other relevant sources.
• You will develop psychological formulations and deliver appropriate evidence-based interventions for children, families, carers and groups. You will evaluate treatment options, monitor progress and exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment planning and discharge.
• The role includes providing specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues and other agencies. You will contribute to risk assessment and management, care planning and reviews, and may act as care co-ordinator where appropriate.
• You will also contribute to teaching, training, supervision, audit, research, service evaluation and the ongoing development of psychologically informed practice across the service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Undertake specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments using appropriate clinical tools, observations, interviews and psychometric measures.
• Develop complex psychological formulations and individualised treatment or management plans.
• Deliver and evaluate evidence-based psychological interventions for children, families, carers and groups.
• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment planning, progress monitoring and discharge.
• Provide specialist advice, consultation and guidance to multidisciplinary colleagues and partner agencies.
• Contribute to psychologically informed care planning, formulation and treatment across the child’s wider support network.
• Undertake psychological risk assessments and contribute to effective risk-management planning.
• Act as care co-ordinator where appropriate, initiating and reviewing care plans with children, carers and relevant professionals.
• Communicate complex and sensitive clinical information clearly and compassionately.
• Work effectively with children who have developmental, neurodevelopmental, learning or communication needs.
• Contribute to the supervision of assistant practitioners, research psychologists and doctoral trainee clinical psychologists.
• Support the teaching and training of psychology colleagues and other professional groups.
• Participate in research, clinical audit, service evaluation and service-development projects.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, electronic information and professional reports.
• Contribute to operational policy development and the monitoring and evaluation of psychology services.
• Maintain professional development through supervision, appraisal, reflective practice and relevant CPD.
• Work in accordance with safeguarding, confidentiality, infection prevention, health and safety, equality and professional practice requirements.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.