Clinical or Forensic Psychologist

Role Overview

This Consultant Forensic Psychologist role provides specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention services within the Mental Health Service at Rampton Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments for service users within the Mental Health Service, using complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self‑report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations, and semi‑structured interviews.
• Formulate and implement plans for the psychological treatment and/or management of a service user’s mental health problems, based on an appropriate conceptual framework and employing evidence‑based methods.
• Deliver a range of psychological interventions, individually and in groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining provisional hypotheses.
• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of service users whose difficulties are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.
• Liaise closely with other multidisciplinary team members, giving specialist advice on psychological aspects of care, contributing directly to formulation, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
• Offer advice and consultation regarding psychological care to non‑psychologist colleagues, working autonomously within professional guidelines, the Hospital’s policies, procedures, and service priorities.
• Participate fully in multidisciplinary clinical teams, taking leadership roles when required, and support the development of general forensic clinical psychology knowledge and practice.
• Conduct projects and research for audit, policy, service development, and further research within Rampton Hospital, working largely independently with briefings from senior managers.

Contact

Claire Moore

Consultant Forensic Psychologist, Joint Lead

Email: claire.moore@nottshc.nhs.uk

Telephone: 01777247275

Lucinda Flinn

Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, and Joint Lead for the Mental Health Service

Email: lucinda.flinn2@nottshc.nhs.uk

Telephone: 01777247315

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