The Adolescent Inpatient Service is a specialist Tier 4 inpatient service for adolescents with severe and complex mental health problems. The postholder will be responsible for supporting qualified psychologists in the undertaking and delivery of a range of clinical and research based tasks. There will be opportunities to co-facilitate a range of group therapy programmes, as well as providing support to qualified staff in the planning and development of clinical treatment. There will be a key role in administering, analysing and feeding back on outcome measures on admission and on discharge, as well as at set intervals during a young person's admission to hospital.
The postholder may also be responsible for completing service level audit projects as part of quality and development initiatives. Responsibilities will also include liaison with allied professionals, contributing to the sharing of psychological knowledge and case discussion. Remaining time will comprise attending referrals meetings, participating in department forums and opportunities to shadow other team members. All work will take place under the direction and management of an experienced Clinical Psychologist. There will be a requirement to complete clinically related administration.