Overview
We are looking to employ an Assistant Psychologist in our Psychological Therapy Service based in Mill House in Uxbridge. Uxbridge is on the Piccadilly and Metropolitan lines and accessible from London as well as areas west of London.
The successful candidate will be fully integrated within the Community Mental Health Service, divided into 3 multidisciplinary Mental Health Hubs. They will work closely with members of the MDT as well as psychological therapists, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist. The post holder will offer step 2 psychoeducational groups to users of our services, in particular those with Complex Emotional Needs, using a trauma informed approach.
Main duties
The post holder will be required to provide psychological and psychosocial interventions packages based on and informed by evidence-based psychological models and treatments. Some work may be aimed at helping clients with activities of daily living and facilitating client’s engagement with community services. You will be meeting with and assessing whether the step 2 groups we have on offer would be suitable for service users as well as reviewing their progress in the groups over time, using quantitative measures, qualitative questionnaires and clinical interviews. You will, in conjunction with others, audit the efficacy of the groups.
Working for our organisation
You will work closely with qualified clinical psychologists and psychotherapists as well as trainee clinical psychologists. It is a great job for anyone wanting to go on to train as a clinical psychologist. We offer placements to all 3 London doctoral courses.
Psychological therapies are highly valued by the wider MDTs here, and there is a supportive culture in the teams and the psychological therapy service.
The post holder will receive training in all areas of his/her work as well as receive regular clinical supervision by an appropriately qualified Clinical Psychologist.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The post holder will be embedded within our community services’ multi-disciplinary teams responsible for the recovery of clients via the provision of treatment, care and support. To participate in the delivery of these services, whose goal is facilitating the greatest personal recovery of clients. The post holder will work alongside and assist with the clinical management of clients as agreed by the MDTs:
* By assisting with the planning of clients’ treatment/care & support by undertaking psychological assessments for step 2 interventions offered in groups and individually.
* By assisting with the implementation of aspects of clients’ care & support plans by providing psychological interventions of a routine nature, under the clinical supervision of a qualified professional psychologist drawing on their supervisor’s expertise and intervention as and when advised and directed.
* By providing time limited assistance and support using psychological approaches to enable service users overcome practical difficulties/barriers impacting on their individual recovery,
* Undertaking clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
Person specification
qualification
Essential criteria
* A Degree in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable criteria
* Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience working in a mental healthcare setting
* Experience of working with people with complex mental health problems and/or other disabilities
* Experience of using psychological assessments, formulations, risk assessments and care planning, dialog+
* Experience of working with people who have to potential to become aggressive and being able to respond appropriately
* Experience of MDT working and the voluntary sector.
* Experience of offering Trauma Informed approaches, running psychoeducation groups under supervision.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working in acute/crisis services
* Knowledge of and experience of DBT, MBT, and other psychological therapy approaches helpfully offered in a psychoeducational psychosocial setting
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
* High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
* An understanding of complex needs of a person with a diagnosis of personality emotional needs /mental illness/autism Disorders/complex
* An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare
* Has training and experience of audit, evaluation and research Advanced keyboard skills.
Desirable criteria
* Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential criteria
* An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to this context
* An understanding of trauma/ label of personality disorder /complex emotional needs /autism
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