Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
This post offers exciting opportunities within the East Durham Integrated Community Team based at Spectrum Business Park in Seaham.
The multi-disciplinary team offers specialist health services to adults with a learning disability, their families and carers. We believe in working with our local communities and building strong links with families, and provider agencies to achieve positive outcomes for the person at the centre of our care.
We are seeking an Assistant Psychologist who can work as an integral part of the Psychology team and wider multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will have a degree in psychology and ideally have some experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or mental health difficulties. The assistant psychologist will work under the supervision of the Applied Psychologist and will have opportunities to participate in audit and service evaluations.
We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist who is passionate about working with people with learning disabilities and who is enthusiastic and creative in their work. The successful candidate will learn to provide specialist assessment and formulate and plan interventions for people with learning disabilities, their families or carers, and the network around them.
Main duties of the job
1. To undertake structured psychological assessments of clients with mental health conditions or learning disabilities and deliver protocol-driven psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified applied psychologist, in community settings across the Durham area.
2. To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.
3. Organise own workload on a day-to-day basis, prioritising work as appropriate.
4. To assist in clinical audits.
5. To show commitment to and participate in quality improvement activities.
6. To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.
7. To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.
8. Responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive client records in accordance with the Trust and professional record-keeping standards.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. Our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities, and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in, and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families, and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need to lead their best possible life.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. It is important to note that the position is based in the community.
Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants can travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this, we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band, and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.
In addition, applicants are required to briefly answer the following question as part of their supporting information: Why are you interested in this particular role with this team?
Please note that interviews will be in person only. Remote attendance is not available.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in psychology.
* Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
* Numeracy, Literacy, and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent).
* Postgraduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice, and/or research design and analysis.
Skills
* Ability to communicate information (verbal and written) effectively in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation.
* Competence in using psychometric assessment tools (within agreed timescale).
* Methodical and accurate approach to data collection and analysis.
* Record Keeping (within agreed timescale).
* Experience of using psychometric assessments in a clinical setting.
Experience
* Experience working with people with mental ill health or learning disabilities (paid or voluntary).
* Experience as a psychology assistant (paid or voluntary).
* Experience of clinical audit, research, or service evaluation.
Knowledge
* An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.
* An awareness of the application of psychology to health care.
* Understanding of confidentiality.
Other
* Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need.
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.
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