Assistant Psychologist - East Midlands Gambling Harms Service

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks an Assistant Psychologist for their Gambling Harms Service. This role involves enhancing the professional care of individuals dealing with gambling-related issues, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver trauma-informed psychological support. Applicants must have a good honours degree in psychology and experience in clinical settings, particularly with mental health issues. The role requires excellent communication skills and proficiency in data analysis and research.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience as an assistant psychologist or in an equivalent role.
• Experience working with clients in mental health.
• Skills in facilitating groups focused on trauma-informed care.

Responsibilities

• Support the multidisciplinary team in delivering effective psychological services.
• Assist in conducting assessments and providing interventions as needed.
• Coordinate and facilitate treatment groups for service users.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Group facilitation

Computer literacy

Education

Good honours degree in psychology (2.1 or above)

Graduate membership of BPS

Further postgraduate training (masters, PhD)

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Spreadsheets

Job description

Assistant Psychologist - East Midlands Gambling Harms Service

Please note, if a high volume of applications is received, this advert may close early so please ensure you submit your application without delay.

The East Midlands Gambling Harms Service welcomes applications for a Band 5 Assistant Psychologist.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a new psychologically informed service for people experiencing gambling harms who may also present with additional mental health needs or other co-morbidities.

The role will support and enhance the professional care of service users receiving support from the multidisciplinary team working within the East Midlands Gambling Harms service, a service provided by Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate individual who can show initiative and is confident working both independently and within a team.

The successful candidate must have already obtained a UK university honours degree in psychology graded at 2:1/1 or an equivalent qualification, conferring the BPS approved graduate basis for registration.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join a team of passionate and experienced Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Mental Health Practitioners and Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists; assisting treatment protocols for the service.

The post holder will support the team in providing a trauma informed service, which includes:

• The running of groups (preparation sessions).
• Co-facilitating other treatment groups where required
• Individual stabilization work where required.
• Supporting the team with initial assessments where required.
• Undertaking projects relating to service development and evaluation focussing on the outcomes of the team's clinical work.
• Supporting literature reviews and evidence based practice where required.
• Designing and managing databases, spreadsheets and using advanced IT skills in evaluations and audits.
• Liaising with 3rd sector organisations to assist the service in its co-production, including running focus group with service users.
• Assisting service promotion where required.

About us

The East Midlands Gambling Harms Service is a well supported multidisciplinary team that sits within DHCFT specialist services. The post holder will also be part of the Psychological Therapies Division which facilitates regular specialized supervision and training, leads on the development of trauma informed practice, encourages personal and professional development, and has good links with the regional training courses.

The Trust is incredibly supportive of their work force and go above and beyond to ensure staff are being looked after and feel supported.

It is Trust policy that for posts that are for a time limited period, applicants who are currently employed by an NHS organisation will only be appointed on a secondment basis and should have approval from their line manager this is possible before applying. Applicants who are not employed by an NHS organisation, will receive a fixed term contract.

Job responsibilities

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Applicants should have completed a degree in psychology, have already been an assistant psychologist in a current, or in an equivalent post, and ideally have relevant skills in carrying out data analysis and research/audit.

An experience of facilitating groups, and an awareness of trauma informed care and shame sensitive practice.

You should have excellent communication skills and enjoy working in teams. Computer literacy is essential.

The post is based in Derby however much of the interventions will be virtually based to enable the service to cover demand across the East Midlands region.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good honours degree in psychology (2.1 or above)
• Eligible for graduate membership of BPS
• Further post graduate training (masters, PhD)

Experience

• Previous direct work in a clinical setting with clients experiencing mental health problems as an assistant psychologist or equivalent role
• Previous experience of working within a community mental health setting
• Experience of designing and running groups
• Experience of working with addiction

Knowledge and Skills

• Good interpersonal skills, communication style, writing style
• Highly computer literate and proficient in the use of Microsoft Teams
• Able to meet travel requirements

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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