Assistant Psychologists

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join the Step Forward Services in Liverpool. You will work as part of a dedicated team to support individuals with complex mental health difficulties and trauma histories.

You will be supervised by a Clinical Psychology family and have access to CPD opportunities. You will conduct direct client work, including one-to-one and group sessions, contribute to research and audits, and be an active MDT member in

Qualifications

• Essential to have experience as an Assistant Psychologist.
• Work under supervision with CPD opportunities.
• Direct work with clients individually and in groups.
• Active member of the MDT and collaborate with Clinical Psychology colleagues.
• Assist in formulation and delivery of interventions under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective and evidence-based psychological therapies.
• Work directly with clients individually and in group settings.
• Coordinate and run therapeutic groups where appropriate.
• Contribute to research and audit projects under supervision.

Skills

Assistant Psychologist experience

Team collaboration

MDT involvement

Tools

Psychometric tests

Structured interviews

Rating scales

Job description

We have an exciting vacancy for a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join our Step Forward Services in Liverpool. You will be joining a dedicated team and will provide care for people with complex mental health difficulties and experiences of trauma. You will be supported by an experienced MDT. It is essential to have experience as an Assistant Psychologist for this post.

The role of the Assistant Psychologist is to support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the Step Forward service by delivering effective and evidence-based psychological therapies.

Under supervision and with access to relevant CPD opportunities the Assistant Psychologists will also undertake direct work with clients individually and in group settings. The Assistant Psychologists will work closely with qualified Clinical Psychology colleagues on research and audit projects and will be expected to be active members of the MDT.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

To support Clinical Psychologists undertaking psychological assessments of clients applying psychologically based psychometric tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.

To assist in the formulation and delivery of interventions involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, in a community setting, as appropriate.

Having received instruction through supervision, to provide one-to-one consultations with service users, working autonomously within the limits of this instruction and within personal competence.

To use a degree of initiative and work independently with clients on planned work, and to exercise judgement based on good practice (NICE) and local operating procedures.

To work with potentially distressing material in relation to service users' personal histories and presentation, including risk to self and others.

Preparing agreed assessment reports accurately in the accepted format.

Where required, to assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.

In common with all professional psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.

To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties through management with CPD opportunities and self-guided learning.