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Clinical Psychologist working at part of the Secure Stairs initiative at Rainsbrook. The aim is deliver psychologically informed care to the young persons (12-18) detained for remand or section. This involved direct working with the young persons and engagement, training and supervision of staff across the centre. I was central in the implementation of joint care-planning meetings, whole-centre cross-discipline training and psychological skills workshops. This was alongside individual therapy… Show more Clinical Psychologist working at part of the Secure Stairs initiative at Rainsbrook. The aim is deliver psychologically informed care to the young persons (12-18) detained for remand or section. This involved direct working with the young persons and engagement, training and supervision of staff across the centre. I was central in the implementation of joint care-planning meetings, whole-centre cross-discipline training and psychological skills workshops. This was alongside individual therapy to young persons, support to a unit through embedding and supervision to newly started officers. Show less

Acted up as Clinical Lead following for a period of 8 months prior to leaving the service. Responsible for service governance, clinical decision making and production of service reports for commissioners.Lead the service through a period of transition, provided containment to staff and the institution and continued to drive development and quality assurance. Managed inter and intra-team dynamics, negotiated and maintained key stakeholder relationships and represented the service at a… Show more Acted up as Clinical Lead following for a period of 8 months prior to leaving the service. Responsible for service governance, clinical decision making and production of service reports for commissioners.Lead the service through a period of transition, provided containment to staff and the institution and continued to drive development and quality assurance. Managed inter and intra-team dynamics, negotiated and maintained key stakeholder relationships and represented the service at a local and national level. Show less

Full time post - HMYOI Aylesbury Pathways Service.The Pathways Service is an innovative joint commissioned service aimed at intervening with high risk high harm young offenders. Within my role as deputy clinical lead it is my responsibility to develop treatment pathways, devise and implement interventions and supervise junior staff. There is a strong focus on engagement and personalisation within the work carried out. In addition to maintaining an individual caseload I also organise and… Show more Full time post - HMYOI Aylesbury Pathways Service.The Pathways Service is an innovative joint commissioned service aimed at intervening with high risk high harm young offenders. Within my role as deputy clinical lead it is my responsibility to develop treatment pathways, devise and implement interventions and supervise junior staff. There is a strong focus on engagement and personalisation within the work carried out. In addition to maintaining an individual caseload I also organise and deliver long term group schema therapy. I have also been the lead in the development and implementation of a self-harm group intervention which is a first for the prison estate. Alongside the core clinical service the Pathways Service is involved in the establishment of Enabling Environments (EE) on normal location prison wings. I have been the Clinical Lead on the development of one of these EEs. This has involved closely working with staff and offenders in order to improve their working relationships and ownership. As a new initiative to the prison it has involved considerable perseverance and creativity to ensure the project has progressed as it has. The award was received in March 2016.The post requires a high degree of inter agency working, both within the prison and with community services. I also offer consultation across the prison in relation to problematic prisoners and input in the management plans in relation to engaged clients. As the service is a newly commissioned service there is also a great deal of scope for evaluation research. I have been central in the construction of research protocols and the implementation of these.As well as junior psychology staff, whom I directly supervise, I work closely with prison officers. In this capacity I encourage the use of psychological understandings of behaviour and offending as well as aiding in the development of interpersonal and therapeutic skills. Show less

Split post between Chase Farm Hospital (Devon Ward – Low Secure) and London Pathways Project.My work on Devon ward involves being responsible for psychological assessment, risk assessment and psychological intervention on a low secure ward, working primarily with psychotic and personality disorder presentations. The patients on the ward have a variety of offending backgrounds. My role includes conducting specialised neuro-psychological and risk assessments on new admissions and… Show more Split post between Chase Farm Hospital (Devon Ward – Low Secure) and London Pathways Project.My work on Devon ward involves being responsible for psychological assessment, risk assessment and psychological intervention on a low secure ward, working primarily with psychotic and personality disorder presentations. The patients on the ward have a variety of offending backgrounds. My role includes conducting specialised neuro-psychological and risk assessments on new admissions and developing appropriate intervention packages in relation to illness and offending risk. This involves being sensitive to both culture and ethnicity as the patient group is a diverse one. I am leading the creation and implementation of a Mindfulness group intervention program for forensic patients which has involved developing a program manual as well as working closely with colleagues and patients in it's implementation. Within the service I am providing supervision to assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists and have completed supervior training. I have also received additional training in the use of the PCL-R, RSVP, HCR-20v3 and attended specialist training on Mentalization & Antisocial Behaviour and Mindfulness for Psychosis.The London Pathways Project involves placing psychologists within probation to help the management of personality disordered offenders. My focus is on aiding offender mangers develop psychologically informed risk management and sentence plans and aiding their work with complex and challenging personality presentations. This involves providing individual and group consultations as well as delivering a comprehensive training program on personality disorder and offending. I have provided consultation on a wide range of presentations and offences and developed formulations for based upon these. I have implemented methods that have been adopted service wide and have significantly contributed to the achievement of service goals. Show less

My post was split between Tier 4 Primary Care Psychology and Secondary Care Psychology in the Bridlington Recovery and Psychological Interventions Team (RPIT).My responsibilities in Tier 4 consisted of assessing, formulating and intervening with individuals with a range of mood and personality disorders. As a lone practitioner I became well practised at assessing managing the risk of my clients whilst they are in the community during their treatment and responding in a timely and… Show more My post was split between Tier 4 Primary Care Psychology and Secondary Care Psychology in the Bridlington Recovery and Psychological Interventions Team (RPIT).My responsibilities in Tier 4 consisted of assessing, formulating and intervening with individuals with a range of mood and personality disorders. As a lone practitioner I became well practised at assessing managing the risk of my clients whilst they are in the community during their treatment and responding in a timely and appropriate manner when risk factors change. My clinical work was informed by my training in Cognitive and Systemic approaches as well as Analytic ideas. The post required a great deal of autonomy and this is something I am accustomed to. I undertook waiting list initiatives that cut waiting list times by over 50% in 6 months. My role also required me to provide consultation to Primary Care colleagues about the assessment and management of clients within other areas of the service.The Bridlington RPIT team offers community mental health support to individuals with non-psychotic mental health difficulties. Within the team I have a number of roles and responsibilities. As part of the MDT I offer psychologically informed assessment, formulation and management plans for staff members as well as consultation and supervision regarding client care. I offer direct therapeutic input to clients where there is a defined need for psychological input. I commonly work directly with individuals with complex presentations, personality disorders and high levels of risk as part of the wider MDT intervention plan. Additionally, I offer psychometric assessment as a tool to aid in treatment planning and delivery and I am competent in the use of and interpretation of a number of different assessment measures. At a service level, I am currently leading the development and delivery of a 12 week Mentalization Based Therapy Psycho-education group program for individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder. Show less

Throughout my training I have worked with diverse client groups covering both the age and ability range. I have shown my competency, flexibility and professionalism across these groups and as such will be eligible to DCP accreditation following the completion of my doctorate in September 2012.I have worked with a great range of mental health presentations, in both community and inpatient settings. This work has involved individual therapeutic sessions, working with carers and/or family and… Show more Throughout my training I have worked with diverse client groups covering both the age and ability range. I have shown my competency, flexibility and professionalism across these groups and as such will be eligible to DCP accreditation following the completion of my doctorate in September 2012.I have worked with a great range of mental health presentations, in both community and inpatient settings. This work has involved individual therapeutic sessions, working with carers and/or family and co-coordinating therapeutic interventions as part of a multi-disciplinary team.During my direct clinical work I have encountered a diverse range of clients in terms of ethnicity, socio-economic status, sexuality and culture. In addition to being sensitive to the needs of individuals in regard to these dimensions, I practice in adherence to current ethical guidance and strive to minimise power imbalances. The main therapeutic approaches I have employed in line with my doctorate teaching include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Systemic/Narrative Therapy. Through supervision, implementation and outcomes I am confident in my ability to effectively administer these psychotherapies.In addition to the main approaches listed above I have had direct experience of, and supervision in, implementing Compassion Focused Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Functional Analysis, Family Therapy and Cognitive Analytic Therapy, both at the formulation and intervention stages.My clinical work has been assessed in a number of domains. As well as undergoing formal evaluation of direct clinical work as part of my doctorate, I have been observed numerous times by supervisors and received feedback from clients I have worked with. In all instances I have received positive feedback but have also used these as a chance to reflect and further develop my skills.The majority of my clinical work has required working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Show less

Worked with young people and their families to intervene with a wide range of mental health difficulties. This involved liaising with other members of the MDT as well as with other professional groups such as education and social services.A member of the CAMHS Family Therapy team which delivered systemic interventions. Throughout my time with the team I learned to work using a post-Milan systemic approach and employ techniques to engage with and encourage change within family… Show more Worked with young people and their families to intervene with a wide range of mental health difficulties. This involved liaising with other members of the MDT as well as with other professional groups such as education and social services.A member of the CAMHS Family Therapy team which delivered systemic interventions. Throughout my time with the team I learned to work using a post-Milan systemic approach and employ techniques to engage with and encourage change within family systems.Devised, implemented and disseminated an audit of the CAMHS secondary and tertiary tier services. This involved close work with a number of professional groups as well as independent organisation and planning skills. The results of the audit were used to help shape future service developments. Show less

I was primarily employed on locked wards within Bootham Park Hospital, during which time I would support staff in monitoring client wellbeing, running the ward and managing crisis situations.I gained a good deal of experience in how complex clients are managed in an inpatient setting and how treatment packages are tailored to the individual as well as being adaptable to the clients changing needs.