Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Psychologist
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Job Overview
We currently have an opportunity for 1 WTE Assistant Psychologist to work across our Brent acute mental health wards and the home treatment team. The post is based at the Park Royal Centre for Mental Health.
The position will suit an individual who is self-motivated, with excellent literacy and data skills. You will need to be highly motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
Applicants will be expected to hold a BPS approved degree in Psychology (upper second or first class) and have experience of working in a mental health setting. It would be advantageous to have experience of working within acute settings.
You are advised to apply promptly; this vacancy will close once the required number of applications has been received.
Main duties of the job
The role involves supporting the acute Clinical Psychologists and the multidisciplinary teams in their work and delivering psychologically informed interventions, with a focus on short-term, intensive work. Interventions will involve both individual and group work and some work will be community-based. The role will also involve supporting the implementation of trauma-informed care within the acute services. There will be opportunities for service-related research and audit, as well as the chance to undertake some teaching and training for non-psychologist colleagues.
Working for our organisation
The post holders will receive weekly supervision with a qualified psychologist. There are close links with the Brent Community Services and other Psychologists in Brent and across CNWL. There are good opportunities for CPD.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
- To undertake, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, protocol-based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological, including neuro-psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations, and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members, and others involved in the client’s care.
- To assist in the formulation and delivery of routine care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in both community and in-patient/residential settings.
- To assist, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
- To work with other staff to assess inpatients, day patients, or residents and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.
- To assist, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
- To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
- To support the delivery of trauma-informed care within the acute services.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable criteria
- Further post-graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice, and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
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Desirable criteria
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience of working with minoritised communities.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- High level of communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers, and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- An understanding of trauma-informed care approach.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a community context. An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
Desirable criteria
- Experience using microcomputers for databases of data analysis, especially SPSS for Windows.
- High standard of report writing.
- An appreciation of issues of mental health across the lifespan.
PERSONAL
Essential criteria
- An ability to interact effectively with people from all backgrounds.
- An ability to interact with people with mental health problems and/or disabilities.
- Ability to work independently reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
Desirable criteria
- An interest in working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
- Evidence of a strong local connection and working with local organisations/partnerships.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable criteria
- A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology.
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