Senior Assistant Psychologist- PMHTR - Band 5
The core work of an AP in the PMHTR is delivering low-intensity psycho-educational interventions for service users who are under a community-based court order. The senior assistant psychologist can expect to have approximately 10 service users on your personal caseload who will be seen weekly or fortnightly, in sessions that are held in-person, by video, or by telephone (depending on the needs and preferences of the service user and our service). These will be slightly more complex than those seen by our Band 4 APs This work will primarily be CBT-based, with future development possible in adding elements of ACT, CFT, and DBT-based interventions. In addition to the one-to-one working, we are also in the process of developing our DBT-informed skills group for Emotional Coping Skills. This is a six week protocol with a rolling admission that is currently being administered virtually. In the future, we will seek to develop a hybrid running of this group, which you would be a part of. We are very excited about our group programme, as it is the first of its kind, and we would be particularly interested to hear from candidates who value group working. In order to ensure that the right service users--and as many as possible--are being referred into our service, we have to work consistently to ensure that other teams in Probation and Liaison and Diversion services understand who we are and what we do. Therefore, part of your role will be in making presentations about our work and having useful conversations with our colleagues. The Senior Assistant Psychologist will also complete our Risk Assessments, screen and assess service users in court, and provide next level peer supervision for the other APs We have recently added a Peer Support Worker to our team and are currently developing a Support Clinic which will provide access to the peer support worker for practical, casual support, as well as an AP for additional skills work. For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.
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