Assistant Psychologist - Intensive Community Support Service

Nurture Health and Care; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Nurture Health and Care’s Intensive Community Support Service in Peterborough seeks an Assistant Psychologist to support people with complex needs under supervision. You will contribute to psychological formulations, assessments and reflective practice within a multidisciplinary team, with travel across Cambridgeshire as required.

Under BPS guidance, the role provides regular clinical supervision and development opportunities toward professional training, in a supportive, relational care model.

Qualifications

• Upper second-class (2:1) honours degree or higher in Psychology
• Entitlement to Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Further postgraduate training or study relevant to clinical/forensic psychology, mental health or complex needs

Responsibilities

• Embed psychologically informed practice under supervision
• Translate formulations into practical guidance for the care team
• Maintain accurate clinical records
• Contribute to workforce education and training
• Attend MDTs, case reviews and team meetings
• Support data collection, audit and service evaluation
• Support literature searches and evidence summaries

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Data entry

Documentation

Assessment skills

Education

2:1 Psychology degree

Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with BPS

Postgraduate training in clinical/forensic psychology

Job description

Assistant Psychologist - Intensive Community Support Service

PLEASE NOTE - Right to Work: You must hold a permanent, restriction-free Right to Work in the UK. Visa sponsorship or transfers are strictly unavailable.

The role is based in Peterborough. The vacancy may be advertised across Cambridgeshire and surrounding county areas to reach a wider pool of suitable applicants, but the work location will be Peterborough with travel across Cambridgeshire and surrounding areas as required.

Are you a psychology graduate looking to build the clinical experience needed for professional training? We're looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join our Intensive Community Support Service, supporting people with complex needs through a formulation-led, relationally safe model of care.

You'll work closely with our Consultant Psychologist and multidisciplinary team, contributing to psychological formulations, assessments and reflective practice, all under regular clinical supervision in line with BPS guidance.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

• Support the development and review of psychological (ABC) formulations under supervision including a handbook
• Undertake structured psychological assessments and outcome measures with people supported by the service
• Contribute to reflective practice and consultation sessions for the multidisciplinary team
• Support delivery of psychoeducation and group-based interventions
• Attend MDTs, case reviews and team meetings
• Assist with data collection, audit and service evaluation
• Support literature searches and evidence summaries to inform practice
• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with Trust and professional standards

About us

Nurture Health and Care exists nurture you to nurture others with a value of psychological safety. Our Intensive Community Support Service delivers relational, formulation-led care to people with complex needs, underpinned by strong psychological leadership. As an Assistant Psychologist here, you'll be part of a service that invests in your development, with regular clinical supervision supporting professional training.

This role is based in Peterborough. The advert may beposted across Cambridgeshire and surrounding county areas for recruitment reachonly. Candidates must be able to work from Peterborough and travel locallywhere required.

Safer Recruitment

Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references,enhanced DBS clearance, right-to-work checks and completion of pre-employmentrequirements.

Job responsibilities

Reports To:RegisteredManager and Consultant Psychologist (clinical supervision)

Professional Support:ConsultantPsychologist

Works Collaboratively With:RegisteredManager, Intensive Support Practitioners and the wider Network

Salary:£32,073 Substantive employed post, full or part-time, to cover 24/7 rota

Location:Peterboroughservice base, with community and remote working as required

Purpose

Supportthe delivery of psychologically informed, formulation-led care under thesupervision of qualified psychology staff

About Nurture

Nurture Health and Care exists to supportpeople, professionals and systems to move forward safely, compassionately andhave a positive experience. Psychology strengthens therapeutic relationshipsthrough formulation, consultation and reflective practice.

Purpose of the Role

The Assistant Psychologist supports theConsultant Clinical & Forensic Psychologist and Educational Psychologist inembedding a psychologically informed, formulation-led model of care. Workingunder regular clinical supervision, in line with British Psychological Society(BPS) guidance on the Assistant Psychologist role, the post holder contributesto ABC formulation, relational safety practice, understanding of distressbehaviours, and the psychological wellbeing of people supported by the service,while developing their own competencies towards professional training.

Scope of the Role

Supportthe development, review and communication of psychological formulations undersupervision.

Undertake,under direction, structured psychological assessments and outcome measures withindividuals supported by the service.

Contributeto consultation and reflective practice sessions for the multidisciplinary teamon a 24/7 real time coaching basis.

Supportthe delivery of psychoeducation and group-based interventions.

Attendand contribute to MDTs, case reviews and team meetings.

Assistwith data collection, audit, service evaluation and quality improvementprojects.

Supportresearch activity, literature searches and the production of clinicallyrelevant summaries.

Key Responsibilities

• Supportthe embedding of psychologically informed practice across the service, workingwithin guidelines set by supervising psychologists.
• Helptranslate psychological formulations into everyday, practical guidance for thecare team as a real time coaching opportunity due to the distress behavioursthat our young people exhibit and the impact on the staff.
• Createa handbook that uses the documented presentation to develop an individualisedapproach to each young person to support the formulation.
• Supportthe Registered Manager with information and evidence to inform complexdecision-making.
• Maintainaccurate clinical records, correspondence and reports in line with professionalstandards.
• Contributeto workforce education, training delivery and competency developmentactivities.
• Workwithin the BPS Code of Conduct and organisational policies, recognising theprofessional and legal limits of the Assistant Psychologist role, and seeksupervision or elevate as required.
• Engagein regular clinical supervision, CPD and progress towards professional(Doctoral) training in psychology.

Typical Deliverables

• ABCformulation contribution and review
• Psychologicalassessment summaries and outcome measures
• Reflectivepractice and psychoeducation session support
• Casenotes, correspondence and audit records including development of a handbook
• Datacollection, analysis and reporting for service evaluation
• Trainingmaterial and induction support
• Literaturesearches and evidence summaries

Our Philosophy

The Assistant Psychologist supports thetherapeutic relationships delivered by Intensive Support Practitioners byhelping formulation, consultation and supervision reach everyday practiceworking alongside, and under the supervision of, qualified psychologycolleagues rather than delivering care independently.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• An understanding of psychology applied to health and social care settings.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems, complex needs or behaviours that challenge.
• Knowledge of psychologically informed and relational safety approaches .
• Knowledge of safeguarding frameworks relevant to adults and/or children's services.

Skills & Abilities

• High-level written and verbal communication skills, including with people in distress or highly emotive situations.
• Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge within a mental health or forensic context.
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage a varied, supervised workload.
• Competent IT skills, including data entry and basic analysis.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to work flexibly to meet service needs, this is a role where you will be part of the 24/7 rota.
• Resilience and self-awareness when working with distress, risk or challenging behaviour.
• Ability to support the design and delivery of psychoeducation or group interventions.
• A high standard of report writing.

Qualifications

• Upper second-class (2:1) honours degree or higher in Psychology
• Entitlement to Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Further postgraduate training or study relevant to clinical/forensic psychology, mental health or complex needs

Experience

• Paid or voluntary experience in a role where working directly with people is central to the role.
• Experience of working with people with mental health problems, complex needs, or other disabilities.
• Previous experience as an Assistant Psychologist, Research Assistant or in a similar support role.
• Experience of working within a forensic, secure, or intensive support setting.

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.