Assistant Psychologist

2 weeks ago

Blackpool, Blackpool, United Kingdom Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We require 1 motivated and enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to join our growing team of Clinical Psychologists offering input to 2 adult female 18 bedded mental health wards within inpatient facilities in Lancashire Care & South Cumbria Foundation Trust. This post would join the clinical team at the newly built Harbour acute inpatient unit.

The post holder will have graduated with at least a 2:1 BSc and have experience of working in an inpatient environment and/or a specialist interest in working within female adult mental health with people with complex mental health problems. The post holder would be supported for a period of 12 months to develop their experience and skills in working in inpatient care. The expectation would be for the post holder to fully progress via a process of supported development and evaluation to be able to provide direct clinical input to patients under supervision and support multidisciplinary teams as appropriate using the clinical application of psychological theory.

We are committed to providing the best development opportunities for our staff and the post holder would have the option to pursue a career in Clinical Psychology. The organisation also has very good links with the Lancaster, Manchester and Leeds University based Clinical Psychology Doctorate Courses and trainee clinical psychologists are supervised on both core and elective placements.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Psychologist role is for Shakespeare Female Ward, Inpatient Care Service at The Harbour.

This unit opened March 2015 and is a purpose built state of the art facility equipped to the highest standards.

Within The Harbour, the Assistant Psychologist will contribute to the assessment, formulation and interventions of inpatients and their families both on the adult female wards. Data collection and report-writing skills may be utilized in both clinical and service-development contexts.

The Assistant Psychologist will also contribute to the design, development and co-facilitation of group and family interventions at The Harbour. Administration of psychometric assessments and collating information from a range of sources will be central to this role.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

A 2:1 honours degree in psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of BPS

Knowledge

Essential

Awareness of the clinical needs and strengths of female service users with complex mental health needs. Knowledge of the principles of psychometric assessment

Experience

Essential

Experience of working within an inpatient setting with adults Experience of working as an assistant psychologist in the NHS Direct clinical and/or clinical research experience involving service users presenting with complex, chronic, co-morbid mental health needs with high levels of risk Experience of working within Multi-Disciplinary Teams.

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