Assistant Psychologist

**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 Integrated Mental Health team at HMP Wakefield, a Category A male prison in West Yorkshire.

This is a rare opportunity to join the team, working alongside the Regional Psychologist, delivering an outstanding service to patients. You will join a team of 7 here onsite, with the Psychologist onsite around 1 - 2 days per week.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an everchanging, challenging environment, which is hugely rewarding You will be a key part of the mental health team, supporting in the management of conditions such as PTSD, Depression, Anxiety.

**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 of £28,247 - £32,346 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, some of your duties will include:

- Support the psychological care of patients throughout their journey with us
- Run clinics, assessments, and 1-1 sessions with sessions
- Prepare and deliver a weekly psychological intervention group session, based on managing anxiety and low mood
- 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

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

Our new Assistant Psychologist will:

- Hold a Degree in Psychology
- Although not essential, a Masters Degree would be beneficial
- Have experience within a 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.