Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (12 month fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-BED6474415
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charter House
- Town
- Luton
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/08/2024
Employer heading
Assistant Psychologist - Early Intervention Services
NHS AfC: Band 4
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
Our Early Intervention Service provides a three year service which offers assessment, treatment and support to people (and their families) who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. We also provide a year long service for people who are at high risk of developing a first episode of psychosis. We are seeking one full-time Assistant Psychologist to support the work of our Psychologists, psychological therapists, other Assistant Psychologists and our multidisciplinary team in the service they provide.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work closely with the Psychologists in the team to provide structured assessments, file reviews and manualised treatments under supervision to individuals and carers who use our service. They will also support the Psychologists to manage the psychology pathway within the service with the collation and analysis and presentation of data.
The successful applicant will ideally have experience of supporting and facilitating CBT-informed brief interventions under supervision. They will also have a strong academic record with excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent IT literacy skills and excellent skills in data collection and evaluation. They will also be able to engage positively and sensitively with people with mental health difficulties, their carers and their support networks, and be able to demonstrate an awareness of experiences and challenges that may face someone living with psychosis. The ability to work collaboratively with other professions is a central part of the post in order to provide holistic care within a biopsychosocial model.
The position requires the post holder to hold a driving licence and have use of a car due to need to be able travel across sites throughout Bedfordshire and Luton.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please for further information kindly see the attached Job Description and Person Specification attached to the advert.
Clinical
All clinical duties will be carried out under the supervision and direction of a qualified Clinical Psychologist. The Assistant Psychologist has a responsibility to perform all tasks within the spirit and the policies of the East London NHS Foundation Trust. Under such direction and
with these conditions the duties will be:
1. To establish and maintain rapport with clients to enable the arrangement of meetings and engagement in the activities of the service.
2. To carry out or assist in carrying out specified assessments, including standardised psychometric tests and the scoring, analysis and initial preparation of formal reports.
3. To deliver standardised individual and group psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified member of staff.
4. To be responsible for providing verbal and written feedback regarding assessments and psychological interventions to clients, multidisciplinary team members, families and carers of patients, some of which may be sensitive in nature.
5. To undertake file/case reviews to support clinical decision making of the psychology and multidisciplinary staff.
6. To attend psychology and multidisciplinary meetings about clients to share and obtain information, disseminate report findings and convey opinion and analyses.
7. To contribute to risk assessment and management of service users, and to immediately report any instances of harm or suspected harm/risk to a service user or others to qualified members of the team in line with safeguarding and risk management policies and protocols.
Person specification
Education/qualification
Essential criteria
- A first or upper second class honours degree in psychology.
Desirable criteria
- Further post-graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in delivering individual and group psychological interventions
- Previous work with people with mental health or social care needs.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a clinical team
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
- High level communication skills (written and verbal)
- Skills in engaging positively with a wide range of people with respect for diversity and encouraging inclusion
- IT literate including expertise in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to a professional standard and using statistical packages for evaluation and research
Other
Essential criteria
- Statement confirming that they hold a driving licence and have use of a car due to need to be able travel across sites throughout Bedfordshire and Luton.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Jemma Priestley
- Job title
- Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07585 124748
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