臨床心理學家的主要職責包括─
(a) 負責心理評估的工作，給予心理治療，並負責協調復康服務；
(b) 在健康服務的範疇內協助策劃及協調臨床心理服務，包括研製評估方法；
(c) 參與策劃及研製健康教材／教育活動，及推行健康促進活動；
(d) 參與健康及心理學研究；
(e) 為初級員工及其他職系人員提供心理學相關的訓練；以及
(f) 執行相關的行政工作。

(備註：可能須不定時工作。臨床心理學家會被派往不同服務單位負責以上工作。然而部份服務單位(如家庭健康服務和中央健康教育組)的主要職責則以策劃及研製健康教材／教育活動，推行健康促進活動，和參與培訓及研究為主。)

A Clinical Psychologist is mainly deployed on –
(a) conducting psychological assessments, providing psychological treatment, and co-ordinating rehabilitation service;
(b) assisting in the planning and coordinating of clinical psychology service in the health service setting including the development of assessment tools;
(c) participating in the planning and development of health education materials/programmes, and conducting health promotion activities;
(d) participating in health and psychological research;
(e) providing psychology-related training to junior staff and officers in other grades; and
(f) performing related administrative duties.

(Remarks: May be required to work irregular hours. Clinical Psychologists will be posted to various Service Units to perform the above duties. Please note that the duties of some Service Units (Family Health Service and Central Health Education Unit) are mainly on planning and development of health education materials/programmes, conducting health promotion activities, and participating in training and research.)