Job summary We are looking for an assistant psychologist with a keen interest and experience of working with people with learning disabilities and or/ autism to join our passionate community team working across Suffolk, for a fixed term of 12 months.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with and learn from a range of experienced clinicians as you will be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team which includes nurses, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, assistant practitioners, art psychotherapists, clinical psychologists, and social care colleagues, who are committed to providing a high-quality service to people with learning disabilities and autism.
You will also be part of a friendly and supportive clinical psychology and psychological therapies team.
We have close relationships with the training course at the University of East Anglia, offering placements and teaching on the course.
We also have an excellent research department in the Trust.
Main duties of the job This role will involve supporting the delivery of psychological services to people with learning disabilities and/or autism who present with a mental health difficulty or behaviour that challenges.
The main duties are to support the delivery of psychologically informed assessments, formulations, and interventions to service users alongside psychologists and other colleagues under the close supervision of an experienced Clinical Psychologist.
The post holder will work with individuals, families, support services and a range of other professionals and good communication skills are essential.
The post holder will also have a role in contributing to service development projects.
A good understanding of psychological models and their application, as well as data analysis and report writing skills is desirable.
About us Within NSFT, the way we care for people with Learning Disabilities in Suffolk is changing as we have recently benefitted from a £ million investment in our Acute services and the role out of a new Learning Disability and Autism Specialist Service.
The development is fully driven by the national Transforming Care Agenda.
The Learning Disability and Autism Specialist Service is not only being invested in financially, with a fresh approach to ideas and service delivery being supported by the Trust, we are confident our new model of care is the very best for the people we care for.
Benefits included with this role are: - NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more.
Job description Job responsibilities Main responsibilities to include: Psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention as appropriate under close supervision of a clinical psychologist Co-facilitating psychologically informed groups Contributing to the practice of psychologically informed interventions within the team via teaching and developing resources Contributing to service development projects Evaluating outcomes and writing reports You will have: A BPS Accredited degree in Psychology Experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or autism Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs Person Specification Skills Essential Skills using microcomputers for databases or data analysis, particularly SPSS for Windows Desirable Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients and colleagues Presentation skills Qualifications Essential BPS Accredited degree in Psychology Experience Essential Experience of quantitative research Desirable Experience of research within the NHS Knowledge Essential Knowledge of mental health Knowledge of quantitative research High standard of report writing An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
Desirable An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
An ability to apply existing knowledge to a mental health context Other Desirable An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines An ability to interact with clients with mental health Application Form / Interview / Document Check Page | 8 Generic 2016 problems.
Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Ability to travel independently.