Clinical Associate in Psychology (Complex Emotional Needs)

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

• Skills

  Adept in understanding and using models of clinical supervision and requirements for practice in line with the evidence-base and professional codes of conduct

• Skills

  To be able to assess and formulate someone’s experiences drawing on a range of psychological models and theory

• Skills

  Work cross-culturally and/or in different languages

• Skills

  Understand the principles of clinical supervision using them to provide a safe and supportive environment to reflect, review and discuss personal and professional responses to work

• Skills

  Able to correctly handle confidential information and knowing how and when to share this information for appropriate professional purposes and only with appropriate individuals, and as necessary with appropriately gained consent

• Skills

  Ability to maintain accurate clinical records and why all entries in clinical and practice records are dated, timed and signed

• Skills

  Ability to analyse and appraise the range of psychological assessment methods used within applied clinical practice to underpin assessment

• Skills

  Skilled in continuous self-reflection, seeking and responding to support and feedback to develop professional knowledge and skills

• Skills

  Maintain and implement knowledge of contemporary evidence-based practice through appropriate continued professional development

• Skills

  Understand and recognise professional duty to challenge and report discriminatory behaviour

• Skills

  Ability to analyse outputs from specialist psychological assessments across a broad range of patient needs

• Skills

  Knowledge of the range of legal, ethical, professional, financial and organisational policies and procedures that apply to clinical research activities

• Experience

  Strong ability to engage with a variety of services and community partners and stakeholders, and to expand existing networks, and to nurture and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders

• Experience

  Apply and review risk assessments and formulations when working with complex patients within scope of practice

• Experience

  Able to assess limits of professional boundaries and capacity and understand when to seek appropriate supervision/advice on practice and whom to refer to so as to ensure best care

• Experience

  Understand how to analyse and appraise key theoretical concepts of psychological models of treatment both at individual and group level recognised in evidence-based national guidelines

• Experience

  Communicate effectively, share information and check understanding using clear language and appropriate, written materials, making reasonable adjustments where appropriate in order to optimise people’s understanding

• Experience

  Recognise and accommodate sensory impairments during all communications and the use of personal communication aids

• Experience

  Take account of how conflicting and sometimes contradictory information from carers and other healthcare professionals, in emotive and challenging situations and contexts, may impact on the outcome of assessment

• Qualifications

  An approved qualification in psychology conferring eligibility for graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society, (Class 2.2 or higher)

• Qualifications

  Completed BPS [British Psychological Society] accredited CAP apprenticeship training programme including EPA to IFA standards

• Qualifications

  Understand the range of behavioural change models, including health belief models, and interventions that promote mental health for the populations (e.g. Ecological Model; Community Psychology).