Band 6 Clinical Associate Psychologist - Weston-super-Mare

Band 6 Clinical Associate Psychologist - Weston-super-Mare

Employer:

NHS Jobs

Location:

Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7FY

Pay:

£38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year, £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year

Contract Type:

Contract

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

02/04/2026

About this job

To act as an independent and semi-autonomous practitioner with freedom to act as role requires To carry a defined caseload of people receiving specific psychological interventions and act as key worker for them as appropriate.

To undertake specialised psychological assessment and formulation.

To work with complex clients as routine if appropriate to the service.

Highly complex clients to be discussed with clinical supervisors/psychologist or line managers.

Communicate clearly and empathetically to clients, families and carers.

Communicate formulations and information professionally, sensitively and diplomatically frequently in a highly emotive atmosphere to clients, relatives, carers and other healthcare professionals.

To communicate confidential and highly complex personal information concerning psychological needs, obtained through assessments and interventions, to referring agents and to the client themselves.

To ensure that risk is assessed and managed following Trust policies and procedures.

To provide evidence based psychologically informed interventions (individual and group) e.g.

CBT or third wave CBT interventions as appropriate to your skills and training.

Maintenance of high quality clinical records working in accordance with Trust policy and procedures.

To offer reflective practice and system support to MDT and colleagues as appropriate.

To inform and support families and carers as appropriate to the role.

To follow a person-focused and evidence-based approach.

To work in partnership with service users.

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