Assistant Psychologist

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate Assistant Psychologist to work within the Acute Services in Great Yarmouth. The role involves supporting the delivery of care for individuals experiencing mental health crises under supervision. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, assisting in psychological interventions, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Applicants must have a BPS accredited Psychology degree and skills in statistical analysis, report writing, and communication. Competitive salary of £27,485 to £30,162 gross per year is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience of quantitative research.
• Experience of research in an NHS context.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of psychologically informed care to individuals in acute mental health.
• Carry out psychological assessments under supervision.
• Assist in psychological interventions as per care plans.
• Co-facilitate therapeutic group interventions.
• Contribute psychological perspectives in multidisciplinary meetings.
• Support training for staff in psychologically informed approaches.
• Administer and collate clinical data for audit and evaluation.
• Work flexibly across services while maintaining self-care.

Skills

Statistical analysis software

Report writing

Communication of sensitive information

Presentation skills

Education

BPS accredited degree in Psychology

Job description

We are seeking a compassionate, reflective and resilient Assistant Psychologist to join our Acute Services, working across the Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team (CRHT) and the Adult Acute Inpatient Ward at Northgate Hospital, Great Yarmouth. This role will support the delivery of psychologically informed care for individuals experiencing acute mental health difficulties and periods of crisis.

Working under the supervision of qualified Clinical Psychologists and Psychological Therapists, the Assistant Psychologist will contribute to psychological assessment and intervention, including the development and dissemination of formulations across services, and co-facilitating group interventions on the inpatient ward. The post holder will collaborate in the development, adaptation and administration of self-help and psychologically informed materials, and assist in implementing the use of outcome measures to support clinical work, audit and service evaluation.

As part of the supporting statement, we ask candidates to include a statement of approximately 200 words reflecting on how you can demonstrate compassion, and recovery focused practice whilst maintaining your own wellbeing when working with people experiencing high levels of distress. You may draw on academic, clinical, voluntary, or personal experience.

Main duties of the job

To support the delivery of psychologically informed care to individuals experiencing acute mental health difficulties within the Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team and Adult Acute Inpatient Ward.

To carry out protocol-based psychological assessments under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist, including the use of self-report measures, outcome measures, structured observations and semi-structured interviews.

To assist in the formulation and delivery of psychological interventions with service users, in line with agreed care plans and under appropriate supervision.

To support and co-facilitate therapeutic group interventions on the inpatient ward (e.g. CBT, and DBT informed groups), in collaboration with psychology and multidisciplinary colleagues.

To contribute psychological perspectives within multidisciplinary team meetings as appropriate to the role.

To support qualified psychology and psychotherapy staff in the planning and delivery of psychologically informed training for staff working within or alongside acute services.

To administer, collate and input clinical and service related data, including routine outcome measures, to support audit, service evaluation and research activity.

To work flexibly across inpatient and community based acute services, adapting to changing service needs while maintaining professional boundaries and self-care.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A BPS accredited degree in Psychology

Skills

• Skills using software for statistical analysis
• High standard of report writing
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to service users and colleagues
• Presentation Skills

Knowledge

• Knowledge of quantitative research
• An understanding of psychology applied to health care
• Knowledge of Mental Health
• An ability to apply existing knowledge to a mental health context
• Understanding of needs and difficulties of individuals with mental health difficulties or disabilities

Experience

• Experience of quantitative Research
• Experience of research in an NHS context

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.

£27,485 to £30,162 a yeargross per annum