Job Description Assistant Psychologist (Page 3 of 5) in pdf

ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGIST JOB DESCRIPTION &

PERSON SPECIFICATION

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To liaise with the Training Department to manage external courses and coordinate in-house trainers

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To work with sensitivity and expertise to attend to the needs of an ethnically and culturally diverse client

group, many of whom are refugees, asylum seekers or speak English as second language

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To consult and/or work jointly with multi-disciplinary professionals from CAMHS, where they are working with family

issues concerning severe, complex or life-limiting disability and provide senior expertise in this specialist clinical area.

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To be the lead professional for all fast track CAMHs cases by providing information, attending meetings and

liaising with parents and school staff.

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To maintain records consistent with confidentiality and in keeping with professional practice, particularly attending to

accuracy and evaluation.

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To prepare reports on children and their families and to contribute to multi-disciplinary team reports for internal and

external purposes.

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To ensure the highest professional standards by maintaining, initiating and managing a continuing professional

development plan.

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To participate in performance appraisal as determined.

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To maintain a highly specialised knowledge base in the field of severe and complex special needs and associated health

and other interventions, to be aware of the research basis for these interventions and to update this knowledge

regularly. To participate in the dissemination of evidence-based practice developments internally and externally as

required.

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To maintain a highly specialised knowledge and skill base about developments in child protection policy and practice

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To remain up-to-date with relevant local and national developments in policy, practice, legislation, guidance and

associated enquiries in this specialist area.

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To keep up to date with local information and services and signpost families where relevant

May 2015

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