Clinical Associate Psychologist

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Preston seeks a Clinical Associate Psychologist to enhance psychological care in a challenging environment. Responsibilities include providing assessments and low to medium-intensity interventions. Ideal candidates will hold a degree in psychology and knowledge of evidence-based therapies. Position offers a full-time salary ranging from £42,094 to £47,466 depending on experience.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Candidates must have entitlement to graduate basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society.
• Knowledge of managing mental health distress is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support psychological care by providing assessments and interventions.
• Manage a caseload of patients and conduct comprehensive assessments.
• Deliver appropriate 1-1 and group interventions.

Skills

Knowledge of evidence-based psychological therapies

Foundation training in CFT, CBT, DBT, ACT

Assessment skills

Education

Bachelor in Psychology or MSc in Forensic/Health

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Associate Psychologist to join our mental health care team at HMP Preston, a busy Category B local prison for males, with capacity of around 750. This is a brand new role offering a fantastic opportunity to work in an ever-changing, challenging environment that is hugely rewarding.

Within this role you will support and enhance the psychological care of patients, providing psychological assessments and low to medium intensity psychological interventions.

Hours

This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week, working Monday to Friday 08:30 - 16:30 / 09:00 - 17:00.

This position is full time; you will receive an annual salary of £42,094 - £47,466, depending on experience.

How we will support you

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

Main duties of the job

• Work with the wider mental health team to identify patients who may benefit from psychological intervention
• Manage a caseload of patients, providing comprehensive psychological assessment, including risk assessment, and psychological formulations to support patients
• Identify and deliver appropriate 1-1 and group interventions to patients in line with the Psychological & Talking Therapies Service (PTTS) pathways and in line with agreed guidance from the registered psychologist
• Maintain accurate clinical records
• Identify and provide opportunities for other members of the multi-disciplinary team to gain understanding of how psychological knowledge can support their work with patients
• Contribute to audit, research and service evaluation projects

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

Benefits

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Excellent long-term career prospects
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background. Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values: we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated, we act with integrity, we embrace diversity, and we strive to do things better together.

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Psychology (entitlement to graduate basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society or MSc in Forensic/Health)
• Evidence of foundation training in evidence-based psychological frameworks i.e. CFT, CBT, DBT, ACT
• Knowledge of evidence-based psychological therapies relevant to managing mental health distress

Experience

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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.

£42,094 to £47,466 a year – depending on experience