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Main area
ALD - Psychology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm)
Job ref
346-NYL-018-24
Employer
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Systems House
Town
York
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/07/2024 23:59

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Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust logo

Assistant Psychologist

NHS AfC: Band 4

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job overview

We are seeking an Assistant Psychologist to work in a Community Learning Disability Service in the York and Selby area. 

You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team, primarily supporting the lead psychologist.  You will also have opportunity to work closely with other team members and in coproduction with service users and carers.

Main duties of the job

  • Assisting in gathering baseline (pre and post) assessments indicating the level of trauma informed thinking across community and partner agencies and services, as well as manage and develop databases for reporting purposes
  • Assisting in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding to benefit all service users of adult learning disability teams, across all settings where care takes place
  • Being involved in case discussions and decisions regarding support needs
  • Assisting the co-ordination and running of support provided to external providers with good record keeping and data collection at all times
  • Developing and maintaining strong and supportive relationships with community, inpatient and external service providers
  • Collaboration with local partners to develop trauma informed thinking to improve the safety and quality of local resources working with individuals who have trauma experiences
  • Supporting with the write up of team case formulations
  • You will support qualified colleagues to organise and deliver reflective practice spaces.  There will be opportunities to co-produce and further develop future training packages/workshops
  • You will receive regular clinical supervision from the Service Psychologist.

 

Working for our organisation

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy’s Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree in psychology.
  • Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
  • Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
  • Post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate information (verbal and written) effectively in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation
  • Competence in using psychometric assessment tools (within agreed timescale)
  • Methodical and accurate approach to data collection and analysis.
  • Record Keeping (within agreed timescale)

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Experience as a psychology assistant (paid or voluntary)
  • Experience working with people with mental ill health or learning disabilities (paid or voluntary).
  • Experience of clinical audit, research or service evaluation.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.
  • An awareness of the application of psychology to health care.
  • Understanding of confidentiality.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Claire Packer
Job title
Clinical Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01904 528300
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