Clinical Associate Psychologist

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At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job Overview

A Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) is a member of the Psychology Department who works as an semi-autonomous practitioner within an agreed scope of practice in an identified clinical team, under the direct supervision of an HCPC registered, qualified Practitioner Psychologist.

CAPs work as scientist practitioners and use psychological knowledge, research and theory to reduce psychological distress and to enhance psychological wellbeing. Their interventions are informed, but not wholly determined, by problem-specific treatment protocols, adapted using the developing evidence base, applied service research and evaluation to formulate interventions, in conjunction with their clinical supervisor.

CAPs provide a specialist mental health service for patients / service users of the identified team in which they are based. They also work together across service boundaries to provide consultation, supervision, training and service development to the wider Trust. They provide psychological expertise and support to the teams through research to Master’s level, service evaluation and the dissemination of outcome measures.

• Provide a range of psychological treatments working within their scope of practice, reporting to an HCPC registered practitioner Psychologist for supervision of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
• Work with individuals and groups to provide psychological intervention where a timely intervention is likely to be efficacious.
• Use psychological measurement tools to evaluate psychological treatments and improve the quality of clinical practice to complement the work of Clinical Psychologists.
• Deliver treatment interventions developed with a Practitioner Psychologist who will review their practice through supervision.
• Act as a psychological resource providing support, advice, supervision and training using psychological models to the local and wider teams.
• Work from a range of settings including community, patient’s home, inpatient, online and telephone settings.
• Understand and communicate a rationale for how psychological problems develop and are maintained using psychological knowledge and formulation skills including but not limited to cognitive, developmental and trauma-based models.
• Understand fundamentals of psychometric principles to guide the use of standardised tools with specific populations.

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with…