Senior Assistant Psychologist, Forensic Community OPD

NHS Jobs; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is advertising a Higher Assistant Psychologist to contribute to two OPD community pathway services: PICS and Rebuilding Lives. The post-holder will work independently under supervision within a range of settings, providing psychological formulation and supporting probation service users in community integration and risk reduction.

The role involves training across partnership agencies, producing written reports, and contributing to local

Responsibilities

• Work independently under supervision within a range of settings, representing CNTW within the multi-disciplinary team and across the OPD partnership.
• Attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary referral and case discussion meetings, collaboratively identifying suitable service candidates, and using ongoing psychological formulation to identify needs and intervention plans.
• Provide written reports and summaries following interventions and consultations, to communicate psychological needs and recommendations.
• Engage service users / people on probation in psychologically informed interventions, under supervision, to support community integration and risk reduction.
• Develop and deliver training across the partnership agencies to support workforce development initiatives and increase knowledge and confidence when working with personality difficulties.

Job description

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is advertising a Higher Assistant Psychologist to contribute to two OPD community pathway services: PICS and Rebuilding Lives. The post-holder will work independently under supervision within a range of settings, providing psychological formulation and supporting probation service users in community integration and risk reduction.

The role involves training across partnership agencies, producing written reports, and contributing to local