Assistant Psychologist - Band 5

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion groups

Health & Wellbeing team and staff Coun

Net-zero commitment

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a psychology support professional to work with the National Probation Service in Lincolnshire, contributing to the development and delivery of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway. The post holder will be supervised by a qualified Clinical or Forensic Psychologist, advising probation staff on cases that meet OPD entry criteria.

The role emphasises professional standards, accurate documentation, and sensitive consideration of

Qualifications

• Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society and Trust policies and procedures.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
• Undertake specific administrative duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing according to BPS codes and Trust procedures.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
• Undertake administrative duties as required.
• Perform other duties as requested by their Psychology Manager.

Skills

Record keeping

Report writing

Professional boundaries

Diversity awareness

Administrative support

Job description

To work in partnership with the National Probation Service to support with the ongoing development and delivery of the community based element of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway within Lincolnshire.

The post holder will work under the supervision of a qualified Clinical or Forensic Psychologist supporting and advising probation staff in identifying and consulting on cases that meet the entry criteria for the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway; in terms of personality disorder this means cases that appear to have significant problematic personality traits.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Key Responsibilities

• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society and Trust policies and procedures.
• To maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
• To undertake specific administrative duties as required.
• To perform other duties of a similar kind appropriate to the banding which may be required from time to time by their Psychology Manager.
• To ensure that in all aspects of professional activity (e.g. communication with service users, relatives, and colleagues as well as in the assessment, development/delivery of interventions) issues of diversity such as race, culture, identity, gender, religion, age and sexuality are sensitively considered and incorporated to reflect individual differences appropriately.
• To ensure that service users are appropriately consulted about relevant aspects of their care and are empowered to express their views in a responsive environment enabling such views to be assimilated/incorporated into continued service development and improvement.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.