Assistant Psychologist

Clinical To contribute to the service delivery and targets, objectives and priorities of the Specialist Perinatal Service. To ensure the most efficient and effective utilisation and contribution of psychological knowledge and practice.

To complete, under clinical supervision, psychological assessments of people referred to the Specialist Perinatal Service, including the administration of self-report measures, rating scales and semi-structured interviews.

To write reports following assessments to clients and referrers and, where appropriate, other family members and other professionals involved in clients care.

To ensure adequate written clinical records and related administration are complete and up to date.

To assist in the delivery of intervention plans involving the psychological treatment and management of a clients problems, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.

This may involve aspects of psychological therapy for trauma. To attend and contribute to appropriate multidisciplinary meetings.

Teaching, Training and Support To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a qualified clinical psychologist and, where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues.

To support the delivery of training to staff within the team and to staff in other services in the wider network (e.g. maternity staff).

To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate.

I.T.

Responsibilities To enter, integrate and extract data using a computer system and to present information in a variety of formats for dissemination when required, including using an electronic patient record system.

To undertake data collection, the production of reports and summaries using I.T. and statistical programmes.

To analyse data and produce summaries when required.

To assist in the identification of any omissions or inconsistencies concerning clinical activity data and to liaise directly with clinical staff to correct this.

To utilise basic word processing skills to produce reports and other communications.

Research and Service Evaluation To assist with audits and research, including data collection, analysis and reporting of findings of clinical outcome and service evaluation data.

To understand the Trusts Strategic Goals and how you can support them. To understand the need to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and adhere to all principles in effective safeguarding.

To carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, Equality and Diversity and dignity in care/work policies and principles.

To avoid unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with the colleagues, services users, members of the public and all stakeholders.

To access only information, whether paper, electronic, or, in another media, which is authorised to you as part of the duties of your role.

Not to communicate to anyone, inside or outside the NHS, information relating to patients, services users, staff, contractors or any information of a commercially sensitive nature, unless done in the normal course of carrying out the duties of the post and with appropriate permission.

To maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date.

To ensure their day to day activities embrace sustainability and reduce the impact upon the environment by minimising waste and maximising recycling; saving energy; minimising water usage and reporting electrical faults, water leakages or other environmental concerns to the facilities department or their line manager.

Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons See attached detailed job description and person specification: Staff benefits Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years Excellent pension Cycle to work scheme Salary sacrifice car scheme Wellbeing programme Blue Light Card Discounts

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