Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for three Assistant Psychologists (Band 4) to join the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology Services in Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. As a service, we are committed to increasing representation within psychological professions, as well as increasing the accessibility of psychological professions for those who are currently under-represented in clinical psychology. These posts are being advertised with external funding from Health Education England (HEE) to provide paid opportunities for individuals from ethnic minority groups, socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and/or with caring responsibilities.
The posts are offered on a temporary contract for five months, full-time. At the point of recruitment, we would be flexible in offering full-time or part-time posts to support applicants in other paid employment roles and/or with caring responsibilities.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Providing structured and semi-structured assessments.
2. Providing short-term structured interventions for patients with less complex psychological needs, under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
3. Supporting service evaluations as well as research-related activities.
4. Co-facilitating psychological group interventions under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
5. Supporting the input of Clinical Psychologists within multidisciplinary teams (MDT).
The successful candidates will gain a good understanding of the role of Clinical Psychologists within Clinical and Health Psychology, with many opportunities to shadow and observe qualified Clinical Psychologists. They will be provided with training and opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD). They will be able to network with other Assistant Psychologists and be given opportunities to attend Special Interest Groups related to specific therapeutic models.
About Us
The successful candidates will be based at our large Department of Clinical and Health Psychology within Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. The Adult Therapies department is split into four sections: Neuropsychology, Medicine (which includes long-term conditions such as cardiology, renal, pain, etc.), Surgical and Rehabilitation (covering Major Trauma, Plastic surgery, and Oncology), and Staff Psychological Support. The successful applicants will be able to express a preference for which specialty they would prefer to work.
Please contact Dr. Helen Harding or Julieanne Briones, Clinical Psychologists, for informal queries regarding these posts on helen.harding10@nhs.net or julieanne.briones3@nhs.net.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
All posts are offered with external funding from Health Education England (HEE) to provide paid opportunities for individuals from ethnic minority groups, socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and/or with caring responsibilities.
The roles will include undertaking clinical assessments and delivering short-term interventions with patients and/or staff under one of the specialist areas (Medicine, Neuropsychology, Staff Support, or Surgical and Rehabilitation services). Duties include administering and scoring psychological tests; assessment of participants enrolled in research studies; maintenance of databases; data collection and analysis; and assistance with writing papers and research proposals. This can include the use of a database (Excel); advanced systematic literature searches and retrieval; data collection, entry, and analysis using SPSS and liaison with a variety of professions. The appointee will be supervised by a clinical psychologist.
Qualifications
* An upper second class honours degree or higher in Psychology.
* Entitlement to Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society.
Experience
* Experience of working directly with service users in a health care or other relevant setting.
Desirable
* Training in relevant areas of professional psychology and/or research design and analysis.
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