Assistant Psychologist

Duties could include: Developing and implementing psychologically informed resources Co-facilitating psycho-education and peer support groups for service users under clinical supervision and guidance Supervised one-to-one psycho-education and guided self-help with service-users Establishing and working within therapeutic boundaries Basic Cognitive assessment (with training and supervision provided) Being involved with patient and public involvement initiatives to help inform, develop, and promote the rehabilitation offer Supporting audit, service evaluation and research activity Encouraging and supporting the development of psychological knowledge and skills for multi-disciplinary colleagues To assist in the delivery of training for colleagues and other staff groups on relevant psychological skills and perspectives Contributing to multi-disciplinary and other team meetings In addition: To responsibly maintain and protect clinical records To contribute to audit, service evaluation and research activity, as required To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines Reporting back to the Clinical Lead on matters of concern or which need a decision from Clinical Lead level To contribute to Service and Trust objectives To follow Trust policies and procedures To provide information, as required, on performance and outcome measures Analytical and judgement skills: To assess and judge service-user needs and decide upon appropriate interventions within group and individual work; and to analyse and make decisions based upon group dynamics Planning and organisational skills: To plan and prioritise own workload; and to plan and organise structure and content of individual and group work with service-users Responsibility for Human Resources: May be required to demonstrate own duties to others, including other assistant psychologists and other health care professionals Health and Safety: To adhere to the Trust health and safety policies and procedures and to have due regard in their practice to the health and safety of themselves, their colleagues and the general public.

This is a varied role, that may change week to week and will adapt over time to respond to the service's evolving needs. It is likely that a number of longer term projects may be developing simultaneously at any one time.