Job summary
- Main area
- Adult & Specialist Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 310-ASMH-6387373
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Psychologist
Band 5
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic psychology graduate for an exciting opportunity working alongside our multidisciplinary pain service.
The post holder will support psychology-informed service development projects, data management and the multi-disciplinary pain management programme.
The post holder will need skills and confidence in using technology, as they will support clinical work in person, via telephone and video call. Experience of working with people with long term conditions and of working with groups is desirable. You will be willing to work with the team on a range of innovative projects.
The post holder will work closely with the consultant clinical psychologist, take part in regular supervision and gain useful experience of a clinical health psychology service and teamwork.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
**Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.**
Main duties of the job
The key elements of the role are:
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of service users within the service, across all sectors of care.
Undertake clinically supervised work with service users on a one-to-one basis delivering psychological /therapeutic interventions, both individual and group based.
Under supervision, the post holder will plan, organise, and teach on a variety of psycho-educational courses.
Work independently according to a plan agreed with HCPC registered Clinical Psychologists and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
Undertake Research and Development (R&D) activities under the supervision of responsible Clinical Psychologist or others, for example: to assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, and teaching and project work.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological, including neuropsychological 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 work alongside the multi-disciplinary pain management programme team.
To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in out-patient and in-patient settings.
To collate and report audit data to support development projects of the service and pilots of clinical interventions, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups and the pain management programme. To work with psychologists and other therapists assisting them with group sessions.
To work with other staff to assess in-patients or out-patients and review their care and progress in preparation for multi-disciplinary team meetings.
The post requires attention to detail, organisational skills, flexibility and resilience to work in a busy team environment. You will have skills in communication, build rapport and effective relationships at all levels as part of the team and be able to work autonomously.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. 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.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience of working with groups.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- High level 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 the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to this context.
- An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare.
Desirable criteria
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows.
- High standard of report writing.
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact with people with mental health problems 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.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable criteria
- A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Harrold
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 216 167
- Additional information
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