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Clinical Psychologists should be able to adapt practice to a range of organisational contexts on the basis of their understanding of pertinent organisational and cultural issues. As such they should demonstrate:
| An awareness of the legislative and national planning context of service delivery and clinical practice, including relevant legislation and policy regarding the NHS and Local Authority practice |
| An understanding of the organisation of the clinical unit, including formal and informal systems of decision making |
| An understanding of the role of the clinical psychologist across a range of settings |
| An ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and in unidisciplinary psychology services |
| An understanding of the role and function of key staff and committees |
| An ability to take effective action within organisational context of the unit |
| An ability to become involved in co-ordinated activities in relation to patients and problems |
| An ability to tolerate frustration when not able immediately able to secure staff agreement |
| An ability to work in the context of service change and to demonstrate an understanding of change processes in service delivery systems |