Job summary We are pleased to advertise for a Senior Assistant Psychologist to join Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's (NHFT) Urgent Care and Assessment Service (UCAT).
This post will be supervised by, and support the work of a qualified Clinical Psychologist, working within UCAT.
The successful candidate will support the provision of psychological assessments and interventions with clients under the care of UCAT, contribute to enhancing psychological understanding within the MDT and may assist with audit and service evaluation projects.
Regular clinical supervision will be provided, as are many opportunities to learn about a wide range of presentations and services due to the integrated nature of the Psychology Services within NHFT.
Depending on the demands of the above role, clinical experience can be offered in a variety of areas, including individual and group work.
It is essential that applicants have a recognised undergraduate degree in Psychology and have the Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society.
Experience of working within adult mental health services would be beneficial.
Experience of delivering individual psychological interventions and research skills would be advantageous.
We want to recruit a diverse workforce, who are values driven, compassionate and have a desire to deliver high quality care every day.
Main duties of the job Supporting the qualified Clinical Psychologist to bring a psychological perspective to the UCAT case loadContributing to the process of assessment, including risk assessmentUndertaking short-term psychological interventions with UCAT patients under the supervision of the qualified PsychologistSupporting the wider UCAT team with resources, training and general teamwork About us NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community.
Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible.
This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.
We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Job description Job responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading.
The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society Desirable Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Interest Essential Working in a healthcare setting Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities as an assistant psychologist Desirable Experience of working in acute mental health services.
Experience of individual and/or group-based psychological interventions Some understanding of transdiagnostic approaches