Clinical Psychologist

Job summary The Clinical Psychologist Inpatient leads the delivery of psychological provision within the adult inpatient mental health ward, working alongside an assistant psychologist and within a well-established and valued psychology service. They ensure the integration of high-quality psychological practice within inpatient services through clinical leadership, staff support, supervision and consultation. The post holder contributes to the development of a therapeutic, recovery-orientated inpatient environment, supporting multidisciplinary working, service development and psychologically informed approaches within a complex healthcare setting. Main duties of the job Clinical: Working alongside a full multidisciplinary inpatient team, including psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, art therapy and HCA specialities. You will lead the assistant psychologist at Inpatient unit and be supported and receive specialist supervision from the lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Adult Mental Health employed within the care group. To provide specialist psychological assessments (including risk assessment) of clients admitted to the inpatient service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of highly complex psychological 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 with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients psychological problems. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations which draw upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To ensure that all members of the treating team have access to a psychologically based framework for understanding and care of clients of the service. About us Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunitiesworking with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers. We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where youre exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career. To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements. This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community. For regulated activity roles (working with children and adults at risk of harm), an enhanced level of screening will be conducted to include enhanced DBS checks. Extraordinary, every day. Details Date posted 05 October 2026 Pay scheme Other Salary £79,133 to £86,974 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number K0011-26-4372 Job locations Government Of Jersey 19-21 Broad Street St. Helier Jersey Channel Islands JE2 3RR Jersey Job description Job responsibilities Clinical: Working alongside a full multidisciplinary inpatient team, including psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, art therapy and HCA specialities. You will lead the assistant psychologist at Orchard Ward Inpatient unit and be supported and receive specialist supervision from the lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Adult Mental Health employed within the care group. To provide specialist psychological assessments (including risk assessment) of clients admitted to the inpatient service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of highly complex psychological 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 with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients psychological problems including developmental background, long term personality adaptations, interpersonal patterns of relating, service and diagnostic issues. These plans will be based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of care settings. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations which draw upon different explanatory