Professional Issues

• To abide by the BPS code of Conduct and Ethics and the Division of Clinical Psychology Professional Practice Guidelines.
• To maintain confidentiality in line with Trust policy.
• To participate in clinical and professional audit.
• To participate in and contribute to Quality Assurance initiatives.
• To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.

Research and Service Evaluation

• To design and implement agreed elements of audit and research projects.
• To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.
• To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research in order to promote evidence based clinical practice. This will contribute to the clinical work of Applied Psychologists and other team members.

General

• To promote and model the Trust’s values in working with colleagues and others contributing to a compassionate culture that celebrates difference and diversity and supports all staff to flourish.
• To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through the active participation in internal and external Continuing Professional Development training and development programmes, in consultation with the post holders manager.
• To maintain the highest standards of record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society and Trust policies and procedures.
• To undertake administrative duties as required.
• To perform other duties of a similar kind appropriate to the grade, which may be required, from time to time, by the Psychology Manager.
• To participate fully in the Trust’s performance review and personal development planning process on an annual basis.

Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.
Communicate effectively with staff across the service.
Develop your own abilities to enhance work performance and attend training courses as necessary.
Plan and manage your own workload autonomously and in line with team targets.
Develop and sustain effective working relationships with staff in partner and other agencies.
Ensure your own actions reduce risk and promote health and safety.
Take individual responsibility to participate in monthly management and clinical supervision offered by Together and partners.
Treat any information relating to service users acquired in the course of duty in the strictest confidence and discuss only with the appropriate members of staff.
Comply with GDPR and other relevant legislation.
Comply with locally agreed inter-agency protocols on information exchange, or other arrangements relating to confidentiality as negotiated with Together.
Treat any information relating to staff acquired in the course of duty in the strictest confidence and discuss only with Project Manager or, in her or his absence, with the most senior staff member on duty.

Understand principles of safeguarding adults and children and apply these in your everyday work.

Follow organisational policies around record keeping, and use appropriate systems to record information on service users.

Ensure that you keep an up-to-date record of training, both internal, external and e-learning.
Complete all mandatory training as expected.
Computer/keyboard skills – Be able to use Microsoft tools effectively.

Enhanced DBS clearance required.
Please note that this role is subject to successful Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Level 2 Vetting.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications.
We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Applicants must possess:

• An honours degree (2:1 or above) in Psychology, or an equivalent qualification.
• Eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Further postgraduate training in a relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice, and/or research design and analysis.

Evidence: Application form (A) and Certificates (C).

Applicants should be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of working with people with complex needs.
• Experience of working with people with disabilities within a health or mental health setting and/or experience of working with people with complex needs.
• Experience in the use of psychometric tests.
• Relevant clinical and research skills.
• Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Basic knowledge of databases, research methods and research methodology.
• Experience of facilitating group work and providing individual therapeutic contact.
• The ability to apply existing psychological knowledge within a healthcare context.
• An understanding of psychology as applied to healthcare.

It would be advantageous for applicants to have:

• Experience of working within the criminal justice system, forensic mental health services or Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services.
• Experience of teaching or training other healthcare professionals.
• Lived experience of mental health issues.
• Experience of using a trauma-informed approach.
• Experience of working therapeutically with women.
• An understanding of the social determinants of health inequalities and the relevant psychological theories and practices that underpin this area.

Evidence: Application form (A) and Interview (I).

Applicants must demonstrate the ability to:

• Communicate effectively under pressure while maintaining a consistently high standard of professionalism.
• Communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information in potentially highly emotive situations.
• Work constructively with resistance to ideas and differing perspectives.
• Produce reports of a high professional standard.

Evidence: Application form (A) and Interview (I).

Applicants must be able to:

• Assimilate complex information.
• Use reflective and analytical thinking.
• Apply psychological perspectives effectively within a healthcare setting.

Evidence: Application form (A) and Interview (I).

Applicants must demonstrate the ability to:

• Work flexibly and effectively manage multiple competing demands.
• Use initiative and organise work to achieve agreed objectives.
• Work independently while recognising when supervision, advice and support are required, making appropriate use of supervision at agreed intervals.

Evidence: Application form (A) and Interview (I).

Applicants should have:

• Good information technology skills.
• Highly developed IT skills, including a good working knowledge of statistical software packages.

Evidence: Application form (A) and Interview (I).

Applicants must be able to:

• Maintain high levels of concentration for prolonged periods while managing agreed projects independently or as part of a team.

Applicants must demonstrate the ability to:

• Remain calm