Assistant Psychologist

**General Duties**:
Adopt a professional approach to patient / resident care at all times.

Be required to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, visitors, carers, members of the multi-disciplinary care team and senior professional and managerial staff.
Conform at all times to the Policies and Procedures of the Company, with particular regard to confidentiality, financial and administrative responsibilities and prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI); this includes a requirement for rigorous andconsistent compliance with policies for hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment and safe disposals of sharps (where deemed relevant to the role).
Maintain and support all quality initiatives and objectives introduced into the organisation.
To be familiar and comply with the service Business Continuity Plan in case of an emergency.
Take personal responsibility for ensuring that The Caretech Group resources are used efficiently and with minimum wastage.
Have access to a wide range of confidential information about patients, staff and The Caretech Group which must not be divulged to any unauthorised person in any circumstances at any time in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures in accordancewith Information Governance and the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances.

**Who we are**

At the **Oldbury Centre** our aspiration is to nurture the world, one person at a time and that’s why everything we do is designed to provide the best care and recovery for our patients and residents.

Coveberry, part of the CareTech family are one of the leading specialist healthcare providers, with hospital and centres throughout England, delivering a wide ranging services in adult mental health and learning disabilities, specialist brain injury, childand adult mental health services (CAMHS) including eating disorders and social care for children with special needs.

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