Clinical Psychologist - Neuro or Child (Sakina)

Provide independent psychological assessment and intervention within areas of specialization. ResponsibilitiesEnsure and participate in providing coverage to the various service areas or populations and settings. Collaborate with senior clinical psychologists in the provision of consultative services internally and externally. Provide highly specialist one‑to‑one clinical psychological consultations within areas of specialization.

Provide psychological interventions for individuals, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. Coordinate the assessment and formulation of risk management plans for clients within their case load and contribute to the formulation of risk management plans for other clients within the service.

Participate in decision‑making for and evaluating treatment options, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. Promote high‑quality psychological services to patients and carers, via direct clinical work and indirectly by collaboration with other team members.

Provide psychological services (as an autonomous/independent practitioner) to service‑users, carers and team colleagues. Provide advice to multi‑disciplinary teams on the psychological aspects of the needs assessment and care planning process. Develop psychosocial formulations for those service‑users with the most highly complex problems to inform and guide intervention strategies.

Exercise professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and/or referral of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based intervention plans. Provide casework for people experiencing severe psychological difficulties, prioritizing workload to ensure skills are used to address the more severe and complex presentations.

Quality & SafetyPromote and maintain quality in all services and ensure continuous quality improvement measures are in place; conduct method evaluation/development as per standard policies and procedures. Comply with all safety, health and quality control programs and procedures as applicable. Comply with applicable precautions for environmental safety, infection control, using interventions that minimize or prevent cross‑infection.

Maintain the strictest confidence in relation to patient information whether formally or informally recorded. Practice within the expressed limits of established policies and procedures. Ensure that SOP (standard operation procedures) and Quality Assurance tests are maintained within all sections. Document all interventions in an appropriate format. Comply with and support clinical audit processes within the service and report on these as agreed.

Communicate in a professional and courteous manner with patients, family and other medical personnel to obtain information for laboratory records, explain procedures, clarify orders and communicate status. Interact courteously with doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers when answering questions or providing other information. EducationParticipate in training and education sessions for department staff, doctors and nurses.

Participate in department programs/committees, various hospital committees, and staff meetings. Participate in the orientation and training of new employees. Ensure appropriate internal and external sharing of information based on governing policies and procedures. Maintain professional knowledge by attending lectures, seminars or online education units. Complete and maintain all regulatory

requirements including licensure and certification and other mandatory training within established time frames. #J-18808-Ljbffr. Compensation: 167 - 279.