Assistant Psychologist - Early Intervention Services

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Luton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in the UK seeks a full-time Assistant Psychologist to support their multidisciplinary team. The role involves conducting assessments, delivering psychological interventions, and collaborating with other professionals to provide holistic care. Candidates are required to have experience with CBT-informed interventions and strong communication skills. This position offers opportunities to contribute to quality care within a reputable organization.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Relocation scheme

Range of staff networks

Qualifications

• Experience supporting CBT-informed interventions under supervision.
• Strong academic record in psychology or related field.

Responsibilities

• Establish rapport with clients.
• Carry out specified assessments, including standardized tests.
• Deliver standardized psychological interventions under supervision.
• Provide feedback regarding assessments and interventions to clients.
• Undertake file reviews to support clinical decision-making.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings.

Skills

Experience supporting CBT-informed brief interventions

Excellent communication skills

Strong IT skills

Ability to engage positively with individuals

Job description

Our Early Intervention Service provides a three-year service offering assessment, treatment, and support to people experiencing a first episode of psychosis and their families. We also provide a year-long service for people at high risk of developing a first episode of psychosis.

We are seeking a full-time Assistant Psychologist to support our Psychologists, psychological therapists, and multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will work closely with Psychologists to provide structured assessments, file reviews, and manualized treatments under supervision to individuals and carers.

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting CBT-informed brief interventions under supervision, a strong academic record, excellent communication and IT skills, and the ability to engage positively with people with mental health difficulties and their support networks.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain rapport with clients to enable meetings and engagement in service activities.
• Carry out specified assessments, including standardized psychometric tests and report preparation.
• Deliver standardized individual and group psychological interventions under supervision.
• Provide verbal and written feedback regarding assessments and interventions to clients, team members, and families.
• Undertake file reviews to support clinical decision-making.
• Attend psychology and multidisciplinary meetings to share information and convey opinion and analyses.
• Contribute to risk assessment and management of service users.

The position requires a driving license and use of a car, as well as the ability to work collaboratively with other professions to provide holistic care within a biopsychosocial model.

Our Trust:

ELFT has a global reputation for quality improvement work and offers opportunities for staff to learn, lead, and contribute to improving services. We were rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC in 2016, 2018, and 2021, and we strive to ensure that staff feel valued and supported in delivering better outcomes for patients and service users.

We welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties and believe that having colleagues with diverse backgrounds and life experiences enriches our services. We are committed to being a diverse organization and have partnered with organizations that are representative and expert in various areas of equality and diversity.

We offer flexible working arrangements, a relocation scheme, and a range of staff networks to support and celebrate our valued staff.