Assistant Psychologist

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist to join a team of Psychological Therapists who are working in the Mood, Anxiety, PTSD, Psychotherapy Service (MAPPS).

This full-time post is based initially at the St. Georges Community Health Centre before the team moves to the Fitzwilliam Centre in the New Year, and is for a period of 24-months on a Fixed Term Contract. The post involves working as part of the MDT providing highly specialised evidence-based psychological therapies to people with complex anxiety and mood disorders. The role involves direct clinical work with service users and their families/carers, psychological interventions for people who require highly specialised psychological therapies and for whom there has been an inadequate response to ‘first line’ interventions, or for whom these interventions are not appropriate.

This post will also involve working with staff, under the supervision of a Senior Clinical Psychologist, through joint work, consultation, reflective practice and team formulation.

We are seeking to recruit an Assistant Psychologist who is interested in working with adults with complex mental health problems. A positive approach to multidisciplinary teamwork is essential, and the post-holder will be involved in a range of clinical and service evaluation activities.

This role involves supporting the wider clinical team with a variety of tasks, such as: clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work and the developing reporting requirements of the Team. There is also an opportunity to shadow clinical staff and to undertake some direct clinical work; for example in offering support and stabilisation skills based sessions to clients on the waiting list for therapy, to co-facilitating skills based groups (such as the STAIR programme) and to developing our service user engagement work. This post will also involve working with staff through joint work, consultation, reflective practice and team formulation. There will be opportunities for joint work with the Assistant Psychologist in the SPS Personality and Complex Trauma team on particular projects, such as the Service User engagement sessions.

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It’s important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.

To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the post-holder’s professional and service manager(s).

To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in
psychology across the service, by continuing to develop the skills of a
reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal, and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology and psychotherapy.

To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including
electronic data entry, recording and report writing in accordance with
professional codes of practice of the BPS and Trust policies and procedures.

To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies
and issues.

To attend and contribute to relevant professional meetings.
To develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues within Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust and in the statutory and voluntary services with the aim of promoting high standards of care and clinical practice.

Clinical
To be required to work on a frequent basis with adults with complex mental health problems.

To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of service users,
including the use of self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect
structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the person’s care under the
supervision of the Senior Clinical Psychologist.

To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plan