Assistant Psychologist

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Amersham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks an assistant psychologist to support the psychological care of patients in a neuro-rehabilitation unit. Key responsibilities include providing assessments and treatments under supervision and assisting with team administration. The role offers flexible working opportunities and is ideal for those passionate about mental health in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Access to NHS discount schemes

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Support qualified staff and provide psychological assessments and treatments under supervision.
• Assist in clinically related administration, audits, and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to psychological care of patients in a neuro-rehabilitation unit.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to provide best care.

Job description

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We are looking to appoint an assistant psychologist who will contribute to the psychological care of patients admitted to a 17 bed specialist inpatient neuro-rehabilitation unit. Patients are admitted to the BNRU with a range of neurological conditions including head injury and stroke.

Rehabilitation is provided by a multi-disciplinary team who use goal planning to enable patients to work towards goals that are personally relevant, including in many cases, to return to their own home. Psychologists have a key role within this and help patients to cope with the emotional, cognitive and physical changes that can be associated with neurological conditions.

The role of the assistant psychologist will be to support qualified staff and provide psychological assessments and treatments under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.

The main responsibility for the Assistant Psychologist is to support the work of Clinical Psychologists providing a specialist service to patients with neurological conditions within the inpatient neurorehabilitation unit. Specifically, you will support and enhance the professional psychological care of patients within the service, providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist. You will be working with patients and family members according to a plan agreed with a Clinical Psychologist and within the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. You will also assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

In this role, as well as working within a Clinical Psychology team, you will be part of a wider MDT of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses and Doctors. The MDT works closely together to provide the best care for the patients on the unit. As part of this, you will be expected to liaise and work jointly with other professions. This is a very rewarding way of working and will help develop understanding of other roles as well as skills in integrated care.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.

Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Beth Edwards Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01494 734102

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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