Assistant Psychologist

5 months ago

Doncaster, United Kingdom Practice Plus Group Full time

**About The Role**:
**UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE**

**+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE**

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist to join the Mental Health team at HMP Doncaster, a Category B male prison in Marshgate, Doncaster.

This is a crucial role within the healthcare team, making a real difference to patients, and delivering outstanding care. HMP Doncaster is both a Young Offenders, and an adults remand prison with capacity of around 1300. You will be working closely with the onsite Psychologist, offering vital support to your patients.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an everchanging, challenging environment, which is hugely rewarding

**Hours**:
This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week, working Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:00.

**Salary**:
This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £30,660 per annum - depending on experience.

**How will we 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

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**What you'll be doing**:
As our new Assistant Psychologist, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

- Working closely with the mental health team, including Psychologist, Assistant Psychologist, Mental Health Lead, Nurses and Psychiatrist
- Support the psychological care of patients throughout their journey, from reception to release planning
- Provide psychological assessment and interventions under the supervision of the qualified psychologist
- Work with people with complex needs, which can present / lead to challenging situations or behaviours
- Work within the Assessment Care in Custody Teamwork (ACCT) process, and contribute towards the Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan (CSIP)
- Monitor and provide feedback on the patients' function and general mental health condition during the course of intervention, reporting and changes to the mental health team
- Carry out clinically related admin tasks, including audits, statistics and research 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.

**It doesn’t stop there**we also offer:

- 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

**What we’ll look for in you**:
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re 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
- 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 a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Our new Assistant Psychologist will:

- Hold a Degree in Psychology
- Although not essential, a Masters Degree would be beneficial
- Have experience within an paid Assistant Psychologist role, whether in a prison, community setting, psychiatric environment
- Be experienced in facilitating patient therapeutic groups, and delivering psychological assessment, formulation and intervention in the structure of an evidence based therapeutic model (e.g. CBT / CFT / DBT) Experience of working within a secure environment would be a bonus, although not essential

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

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