Higher Assistant Clinical Psychologist, Culture of Care Programme
Employer: Pennine Care NHS FT
Location: Oldham, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 11 Apr 2025
Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for leading on the planning, set-up and execution of the Culture of Care programme and other related QI projects as required. This is a project funded by NHS England and delivered by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH). The key priorities for this QI are anti-racism, autism-informed and trauma-informed care. The postholder will be supported by and receive supervision from a qualified Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
Using research, service evaluation, audit and QI skills, combined with clinical skills from having worked in an inpatient setting, this postholder will provide comprehensive clinical and project management support to the Lead for the Culture of Care programme and other related QI projects as required. This will include the management and analysis of data and assisting in organising new QI initiatives. Supporting fellow inpatient colleagues to both think about and facilitate the changes required and provide excellent service-user care. This postholder will spend a significant proportion of their time in clinical areas across the wards in Stockport and Oldham.
Main duties of the job
Communication and relationships:
1. Establish and maintain good working relationships with the project teams and colleagues across the 4 wards taking part in the Culture of Care programme as well as a wide range of corporate teams with the ability to negotiate and influence to ensure engagement with the Culture of Care programme.
2. Spend dedicated time with each of the 4 wards projects teams to ensure the small scale change ideas relate to the 12 commitments of the culture of care programme are subsequently implemented on each of the wards using a PDSA cycle.
3. Communicate complex information relating to the Culture of Care programme, including developing and delivering presentations for groups alongside the Clinical Lead.
4. Communicate with the wider Trust about the Culture of Care programme, contributing to reports, and managing promotional material such as posters and presentations.
5. Promote lived experience and carer involvement in the work of the Culture of Care programme.
To promote a therapeutic ward environment which provides meaningful occupation for service users and direct other staff in assisting with this aim, ensuring QI initiatives are trauma-informed, gender-informed, autism-informed and anti-racist. This will mean seeking guidance and support and working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, including Psychology and Psychiatry colleagues.
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
* Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
* Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
* Access to Continued Professional Development.
* Involvement in improvement and research activities.
* Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
* Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Managerial Responsibilities and Service Development:
1. Provide support and clinical guidance to the project teams.
2. Lead on Trust QI initiatives as directed by the Clinical Lead and Inpatient Transformation SRO.
3. Facilitate learning environments for the ward project teams and other learners in conjunction with the Clinical Lead to ensure effective roll out of the Culture of Care programme on the 4 wards taking part.
Clinical:
1. Under the clinical supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist, assist in the psychological assessment of adults with complex mental health needs, using a range of assessment methodologies.
2. Assist in the development of psychological formulation of adults with complex mental health needs to inform individual and/or team intervention.
3. Deliver psychological interventions, through 1:1 and/or group sessions, to adults with complex mental health needs.
4. Assist with group preparation, administrative tasks and evaluations when group interventions are delivered.
5. Assist members of the multi-disciplinary team in implementing psychologically informed interventions.
6. Be involved in writing co-produced care plans with members of the multi-disciplinary teams, service users and carers.
7. Assist the Clinical Psychologists in the delivery of psychological interventions at a systemic level, including psychological consultancy and training.
8. Work collaboratively with a range of staff from the multi-disciplinary team and other service providers to assess needs and formulate action plans along directorate care pathways.
9. Attend and contribute as appropriate to multi-disciplinary meetings through verbal and written methods of communication.
10. Assist with the encouragement of service user involvement and participation.
Research, Service Evaluation, Audit and QI:
1. Take lead using existing and/or new processes for evaluating clinical discussion groups and produce posters, and possibly reports, to highlight service user and staff feedback.
2. Assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.
3. Undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist in applying evidence-based practice to the service user group.
4. Undertake data collection, data analysis and the production of reports and summaries using IT and statistical programmes.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
* A first or upper second class honours degree 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.
* Masters in research methodology or similar.
* Project management qualification.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working with people within an inpatient setting and/or mental health rehabilitation settings.
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of supporting a change initiative, e.g., a quality improvement project/audit/service evaluation etc.
* Previous experience working as an Assistant Psychologist.
Desirable
* Experience of working with complex mental health difficulties.
* Experience of adapting materials to make them accessible for people with cognitive difficulties.
* Experience of service evaluation, audit and research.
* Experience using word processing tools, spreadsheets and statistical packages for data analysis.
* Experience of supporting change in a health/social care setting.
Knowledge
Essential
* Working knowledge of mental health care provision and service delivery.
* Good knowledge of psychological theories.
* Working knowledge of improvement or change processes.
Desirable
* Working knowledge of trauma-informed care.
* Working knowledge of autism and required adaptations to care provision.
Skills and Ability
Essential
* High level of communication skills (written and verbal).
* Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues.
* Ability to manage a diverse workload and to meet set deadlines.
* Flexible approach to work.
* Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent attention to detail.
Desirable
* Ability to design and evaluate research projects relevant to Clinical Psychology.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name
Pennine Care NHS FT
Address
Royal Oldham Hospital and Stepping Hill Hospital
Oldham
OL6 7SR
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