Principal Psychologist

To

provide strategic and clinical leadership to the MDT within Pinetree Hospital

and to ensure appropriate clinical governance of all clinical activities within

the Hospital, as delivered by all professional groups.

To

provide strategic and clinical leadership regarding assessment and treatment

delivery to multi-disciplinary clinicians who deliver psychological

interventions at Pinetree Hospital and if required other ICG Learning

Disability Services

• To
• develop, implement and evaluate, along with other staff qualified in the
• provision of positive behavioural support, a coherent and evidence based
• programme for the delivery of such interventions by the MDT.

To

develop robust systems within the organisation to ensure that positive

approaches to challenging behaviour become embedded into the general

functioning and culture of the organisation.

To

ensure that clinical input is integrated with treatment delivery and is

supportive of identified treatment needs for individuals within the

service. To work closely with nursing

staff to achieve this.

To provide practice leadership throughout the Hospital

and be responsive to clinical situations arising on site during working hours

To

• ensure, alongside other members of the Senior Leadership Team, that the service
• remains compliant with the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act codes of
• practice and that there is appropriate identification and triage of capacity
• assessments requiring a clinical decision maker.