Assistant Psychologist

7 months ago

Thatcham, United Kingdom Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you looking for an assistant psychologist post and are seeking to build and enhance your experience within older persons mental health? If so, come and join our CQC rated ‘outstanding’ Trust as part of an exciting PINC initiative, read on to find out more. PINC (Psychological Interventions in Nursing and Community) is a service designed to support and enhance the psychological care of individuals with long term conditions in Newbury West Berkshire. PINC seeks to target individuals with COPD, heart failure and other long term conditions with associated anxiety, depression or over dependency on health care workers. The post holder will work with individuals using psychological approaches offering up to 12 sessions in an individuals own home (or by telephone/online if home visits are not possible).

**Work base**:
You will be based in Newbury, but working with another PINC AP you will also cover some areas of Wokingham and Reading initially,

**Parking**:
There is free staff parking at the main site.
- To provide cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for people with long term conditions who have co-morbid anxiety and depression
- Review and use psychological approaches with patients with long term conditions
- Utilize psychological assessments of individuals referred to the psychology service using self-report measures, standardized rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interview with individuals, family members and other involved in their care, under the supervision of qualified clinical psychologist.
- To assist in the formulation of care plans involving the psychological treatment/management of an individual’s problems in a community setting under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
- To participate in the delivery of psychological interventions arising from the above formulation
- To work with other staff in the department and where appropriate, members of the MDT to assess and review client care in preparation for MDT meetings
- To undertake joint work with other clinical staff as required by the care plan
- To attend and contribute to MDT meetings as appropriate

Working pattern + Service operating hours

The role will cover Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with some flexi-time considered. There will be some flexibility for remote working ie report writing, virtual supervision etc

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

**Our values at Berkshire Healthcare**:

- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

**Benefits of working for us include**:

- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites

**The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role**:

- You will have an upper second class honour degree or higher in psychology
- You will have a specialist interest in working with people with mental health problems
- You will have an understanding of psychology applied to health care
- You are a car driver and have access to a vehicle for work purposes

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