Independent Member - Wider Psychological Work force representative

The Registration Advisory Panel are therefore seeking an Independent Regulatory/Practice member of this panel. The Registration Advisory Panel are responsible for strategic oversight of the Wider Psychological Workforce Register and reports directly to the Board of Trustees with the following role and remit:

1. Provide assurance that competency, safe practice and high standards are maintained for the Wider Psychological Workforce Register and that the register continues to fulfil its objective of public protection

2. Ensure that voluntary register functions are carried out fairly, effectively, proportionately and transparently and in line with the standards set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA)

3. Engage with relevant stakeholders and work in partnership with other bodies where appropriate to ensure registrants continue to meet the required standards for entry and maintenance on the Wider Psychological Workforce Register

The panel aims to hold the society to account against standards set by the PSA and its own policies on areas such as complaints, register developments, audit and accountability and reporting.

Members of the panel as representatives of the wider psychological workforce will:

Possess significant knowledge and understanding of at least one of the roles on the register including the services they operate in and the scope of practice of the role:
- Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Children's Wellbeing Practitioner
- Education Mental Health Practitioner
- Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (Scotland)
- Clinical Associate in Psychology

4. Be an accountable professional responsible for your own professional actions and adherence to professional codes of practice.

5. Be aware of the challenges and workforce issues within psychological service delivery.

6. Be considered an objective thinker who can quickly understand a complex and varied landscape of psychological practice across all four nations.

Members will work closely with the Panel Chair, CEO, Head of Legal and Governance, representative of the Practice Board and independent members and report to the Board of Trustees, playing a key part in the overall strategy and direction for this arm of the society activity.