B4 Assistant Psychologist - part time
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and innovative band 4 Assistant Psychologist with experience of, and a keen interest in mental health, to work within Guildford Community Mental Health Recovery Services based in South-West Surrey.
Working days to be discussed in the interview; should be either all day on a Monday and Tuesday and half a day on Wednesday or Half a day on Wednesday and all day on Thursday and Friday.Your role would be to to support and enhance the professional psychological care of people who use services by providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist working within the service, and by working independently according to a plan agreed with the team leader and the supervising psychologist.
To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of outcome statistics, and/or other project work as appropriate and agreed with the team leader and supervising psychologist. You would be working with friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary teams who greatly value the skills and expertise of our Assistant Psychologists.
Knowledge of working with high risk, complex mental health difficulties and experience in group therapy work and project work would be desirable.
Applicants must have graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Main duties of the job
To carry out comprehensive assessments, plan implement and evaluate delivery of psychology interventions under the supervision of a psychologist as part of a holistic approach working in a variety of settings.
Involve and work with with people who use services, carers, families and staff in implementing the care plan devised by the psychologist.
To advocate and ensure that there is proper regard for peoples’ dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences and take appropriate and immediate action to keep people safe in a crisis or safeguarding situation, reporting back to a senior colleague in a timely manner.
Work in partnership with people in other health and social care settings and establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, other agencies, people who use services and their families.
To contribute to conducting clinical audit and research, maintaining current knowledge of research findings and development within the relevant field and develop, implement and monitoring of interventions driven by government initiatives.
Contribute to neuropsychological assessments under supervision of qualified practitioner psychologist and develop and provide a range of specialist teaching/training packages which can be delivered to a range of multi-disciplinary audiences.
Working for our organisation
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support.We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working in relevant area, either voluntary or paid
- Paid or unpaid work experience in mental health
Psychology related work experience
Essential criteria- Undergraduate Degree in Psychology
- Graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological society (BPS)
Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.
As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.
Gender Pay Gap Action
Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.