Higher Assistant Psychologist

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities To provide brief structured interventions to support axis 1 difficulties or where psychological barriers are preventing the patient from engaging in the trauma model offered on the OPDP Fens service. This to be agreed and supervised by a qualified psychologist. To provide individual sessions for responsivity treatment to support the learning from groups through repetition and tailored adaptions. This is to be directed by a qualified psychologist leading the responsivity group and supervised by a qualified psychologist.

To act as a co-facilitator for group interventions within the OPDP Fens service. This to be supervised at all times by a qualified clinician. To deliver mindfulness and virtual reality sessions to individual high risk patients within the Fens service, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist. To deliver virtual reality interventions to operational and clinical staff, as appropriate.

To deliver key assessments to support the evaluation of virtual reality and neurofeedback interventions. To contribute to staff training in relation to research, evaluation and audit interventions. To contribute to protocol based psychological assessments of clients including neuropsychological tests, risk assessments, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with prisoners, under the close supervision of a qualified psychologist. In common with all psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.

To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post holder is employed. To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties. To undertake, within the Trusts IPR, PDP and Clinical Governance policies, CPD through teaching, clinical supervision, discussions, visits, study days, courses and relevant reading as agreed with professional and line managers. To participate in the Trusts annual Appraisal process.

To attend all relevant mandatory training as and when required to do so.