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Assistant Psychologist
3 months ago
Job summary
Barnsley CAMHS are pleased toannounce that we have a number of exciting opportunities across our teams for enthusiasticand committed Assistant Psychologists who have a passion for working withchildren and young people. These posts will enable the individual to developtheir skills and knowledge as part of future career progression and personaldevelopment.
As an Assistant Psychologist youwill develop skills in neurodevelopmental assessments, service evaluation andindividual/group-based therapeutic interventions. You will be joining anestablished multi-disciplinary team including Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists,Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Mental Health Nurses, all of whomwork with children and young people up to the age of 18.
When applying for thisposition it is essential that you read the job description and personspecification. Please use the supporting information space to demonstrate yourability to undertake this role, drawing on your skills, knowledge andexperience.
Barnsley CAMHS are on ajourney of rapid improvements and we would love the right candidates to join usand be part of these developments. We are so proud of our team of dedicated andsupportive professionals. You will access regular clinical and managerialsupervision whilst undertaking this post.
Main duties of the job
The role of anAssistant Psychologist is diverse and exciting, with lots of opportunity todevelop an array of skills in assessment and intervention across the whole ofthe service. There is robust support from the Psychology team, who will guideyou to reach your potential and develop your skills to embark on your futurecareer in Clinical Psychology
Servicepriorities include single point of contact in Branching Minds, which is our frontdoor for all referrals, thorough initial assessments, specialist assessmentsuch as ADHD and a range of mental health interventions. We have strongmulti-disciplinary working, as well as close links with external agencies.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to befully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants areusing AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We stronglydiscourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selectingcandidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance yourapplication, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.
About us
Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.
Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
Thisjob description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertakeother duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with thepostholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clientswithin the service, across all sectors of care; providing psychologicalassessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a HCPCregistered Practitioner Psychologist, working independently according to a planagreed with a HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist and within the overallframework of the teams policies and procedures. To assist in clinically relatedadministration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development ofaudit and / or research projects, teaching and project work.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
Clinical:
1.To undertake protocol based psychologicalassessments of clients applying psychological theory, includingneuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct andindirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients,family members and others involved in the clients care.
2.To assist in the formulation and delivery ofcare plans involving the psychological treatment and / or management of aclients problems, under the supervision of a HCPCregistered Practitioner Psychologist.
3.To assist in the coordination and running oftherapeutic groups or clinical projects.
4.To work with other staff to assess communitypatients and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.
5.To assist in the development of a psychologicalbased framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of theservice, across all settings where care takes place.
6.To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
7. To respect diversity. To treat everyone with dignity and respectand act in ways that acknowledge and recognise peoples expressed beliefs,preferences and choices.
ITresponsibilities (clinical)
1.To use highly developed IT skills.
2.To access knowledge through Internet searches( , Medline) to keep up to date with clinical and professionaldevelopment
3.For the preparation and presentation ofmaterials of effective teaching and training ( power point, graphicrepresentations) to record and analyse data for research and audit (databases, spreadsheets, statistical analysis packages SPPS).
4.To create graphs or charts to collate orsummarise data on individual interventions or treatment programmes.
5.To assist in producing visual or material oruser friendly information for interventions with clients.
Teaching,training and supervision
1.In common with all HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologists, to receive regularclinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.
2.To gain wider experience of professionalpsychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principalservice area where the post holder is employed.
3.To develop skills and competencies that assistin the delivery of current duties.
4.To contribute to the training and support ofother staff, working within the Service in psychological care.
Management,recruitment and service development
1.To assist in the design and implementation ofservice development projects with the service as required.
2.To attend meetings in which servicedevelopments are planned and discussed.
Researchand service evaluation
1.To assist in the design and implementation ofaudit and research projects.
2.To undertake data collection, analysis, theproduction of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.
3.To undertake searches of evidence-basedliterature and research to assist HCPCregistered Practitioner Psychologists in evidence based practice inindividual work and work with other team members.
Trust Values:
The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care andtreatment and expects that all stafftreat people , service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues,visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all time. The postholder must all time act inaccordance with the Trusts Values:
Honest, open,transparent
Respectful
Person firstand in the centre
Improve and beoutstanding
Relevanttoday, ready for tomorrow
Families andcarers matter
Safeguarding:
Report any concerns regarding the safety orwellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, inaccordance with Trust Policy.
Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse andunderstand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.
Trustpolicies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy:
All staff employed by the Trust mustcomply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate trainingrequired for their role and commit to:
ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raiseconcerns;
maintain confidentiality, in line withthe Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct;
understandtheir personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for anyinformation which they create, use or process in accordance with the GeneralData Protection Regulation (GDPR), TheData Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and Trust Data Protection policy;
complywith the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol.Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors.Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake firetraining annually;
receivesupervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisalin line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, rolespecific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed;
understandtheir responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in EmploymentPolicy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy;
recognise,respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users,carers and the public. Contribute to aworking environment which promotes and responds positively to difference anddiversity;
ensurethey carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children andyoung people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of TheChildren Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguardingpolicies and participatingin relevanttraining;
complywith their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and delivercare through a Clinical Governance framework ( CPD, Audit, Supervision);
demonstrate,through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continualdevelopment of individual, team and service wide quality improvement;
abideby relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking actionwhen codes of conduct are breached;
workflexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within aculture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors inPeople (IiP) Standards.
adhereto the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trustgrounds;
being socially responsible by complying with measuresthat support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact;
Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidentsand near misses promptly;
In addition to the Trusts ownresponsibilities under the Health andSocial Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control ofinfections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (andcontractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code inthe delivery of safe patient care.
Thisjob description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertakeother duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with thepostholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached,
Person Specification
TRAINING
Desirable
Further post-graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential
Practical experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities and/or psychological/behavioural/ neurological problems.
Desirable
Experience of paid work in direct care provision, particularly in the care group of the specialty of this post. Experience of administering and scoring neuropsychological assessments.
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
Essential
High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive. Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance. Ability to communicate information which may be perceived as contentious to patients, carers and colleagues in a manner that promotes understanding and acceptance. An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and/or other disabilities. An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to health and social service contexts. An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
Desirable
Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis. Experience using microcomputers for databases or data analysis especially SPSS for Windows. High standard of report writing.
Qualifications
Essential
An Honours degree in Psychology (2:1). Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines. An ability to interact effectively with people with mental health problems or learning disabilities. Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals. Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively. Able to travel throughout the catchment area, without unnecessary delays. A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Desirable
An interest in working with people with mental health problems. A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology.
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).