Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
We are delighted to be offering a full-time Band 5 Higher Associate Psychologist (HAP) post within our Psychiatric Liaison Team for Northumberland and North Tyneside, based at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Cramlington. Experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist or Research Assistant is essential, along with some experience in care settings.
The team is well-established, with experienced mental health nurses and dedicated psychiatry input. The team provides timely biopsychosocial assessment and formulation to people presenting with a range of mental health needs, including self-harm, delirium, and medically unexplained symptoms, with the possibility of providing brief follow-up for people with complex presentations.
The post is an integral part of the MDT. The main duties will be to undertake two service evaluation projects to support innovation and effective care of people accessing crisis mental health support in the setting.
The role will be supervised by a Principal Clinical Psychologist. There will also be opportunities to be involved in enabling the provision of direct specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and brief interventions with service users and families, contributing to the multidisciplinary understanding of complex risks and the development of care plans.
Main Duties of the Job
The post involves undertaking two service evaluation projects to support innovation and effective care of people accessing crisis mental health support in the setting. The first project is to evaluate the impact of closer working with the Crisis Team on patient care and experience. The second project will evaluate the impact of a new navigation system for people attending the Emergency Department to help identify ways to understand patient attendance, needs, and support effective access to emergency care. The post will be an integral part of the MDT, enabling the gathering of information to inform service delivery.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Upper 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
* Further postgraduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice, and/or research design and analysis.
Knowledge and Experience
* Paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities. Experience as an assistant/research psychologist. Knowledge of evidence-based practice.
* Experience of paid work in direct care provision. Experience with client groups relevant to the post. Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation. Experience of providing individual or group interventions.
Skills and Competencies
* High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances. Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers, and colleagues. An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities. Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health/cognitive impairment/disability context. Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g., SPSS for Windows. Demonstrates graduate-level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology. An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare.
* A high standard of report writing.
Personal Characteristics
* An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines. An ability to interact appropriately with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities. Ability to work independently, reliably, and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals by the supervisor.
Additional Requirements
* Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
* A desire to explore a career in applied 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.
Address
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
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