Assistant Psychologist- PMHTR

NHS Jobs; Radlett; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Radlett is seeking an AP for PMHTR to deliver low-intensity psycho-educational interventions to service users under a community-based court order. You will manage a personal caseload of around 15 clients, meeting them weekly or fortnightly in person, via video, or by phone, depending on needs.

The role emphasises CBT-based work with potential for future development in ACT, CFT and DBT. There will be group work including a six-week DBT-informed Emotional Coping Skills program and

Qualifications

• Experience delivering psycho-educational interventions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver low-intensity psycho-educational interventions for service users under a community-based court order.
• Manage a personal caseload of around 15 service users, seen weekly or fortnightly.
• Conduct sessions in-person, via video, or by telephone depending on needs and preferences.
• Provide group-based work as part of a developing DBT-informed program and contribute to cross-team relationships through presentations.

Job description

Please be aware that this role is NOT eligible for Sponsorship The core work of an AP in the PMHTR is delivering low-intensity psycho-educational interventions for service users who are under a community-based court order. If you are working full time, you can expect to have approximately 15 service users on your personal caseload who will be seen weekly or fortnightly, in sessions that are held in-person, by video, or by telephone (depending on the needs and preferences of the service user and our service). This work will primarily be CBT-based, with future development possible in adding elements of ACT, CFT, and DBT-based interventions. In addition to the one-to-one working, we are also in the process of developing our DBT-informed skills group for Emotional Coping Skills. This is a six week protocol with a rolling admission that is currently being administered virtually. In the future, we will seek to develop a hybrid running of this group, which you would be a part of. We are very excited about our group programme, as it is the first of its kind, and we would be particularly interested to hear from candidates who value group working. In order to ensure that the right service users--and as many as possible--are being referred into our service, we have to work consistently to ensure that other teams in Probation and Liaison and Diversion services understand who we are and what we do. Therefore, part of your role will be in making presentations about our work and having useful conversations with our colleagues. We have recently added a Peer Support Worker to our team and are currently developing a Support Clinic which will provide access to the peer support worker for practical, casual support, as well as an AP for additional skills work. For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.

£55,524 - £62,652 Inclusive of Outer HCAS, per annum