Assistant Psychologist - Community Partnerships (Norfolk)

Assistant Psychologist - Community Partnerships (Norfolk)

Job Details

• Job Type: Full Time
• Location: Norfolk
• Hours: 37.5 per week – Based across Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Lowestoft Probation Offices with some flexibility for home working
• Contract: Permanent

This service is part of our Community Partnerships Division, which this year received a CQC rating of 'good'. Below are some comments from service users:

“Changed my life and staff were incredible, faultless, supportive, skilled, lovely and polite.”

“The therapy that I was provided with was like no other I had received in 30 years.”

The National Probation Service (NPS) and Norfolk County Council have partnered with St Andrew’s Healthcare to deliver Community Sentence treatment Requirements as part of a Mental Health Treatment Requirement initiative. This is a unique opportunity to work as an Assistant Psychologist embedded in probation offices under the guidance and supervision of qualified psychologists from St Andrew's Healthcare.

Within this role, you will support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the Criminal Justice System (CJS) by providing psychological assessments and interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist. You will work independently according to a plan agreed with the psychologist and within the overall framework of MHTRs and St Andrew’s policies and procedures.

Due to the autonomy of the role, it is desirable that applicants have experience working as an Assistant Psychologist and hold a relevant Master’s degree in psychology. It is also a requirement that applicants are eligible for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society.

The role will be located across Norfolk, offering face-to-face interventions, with some remote sessions available to meet the needs and preferences of clients. Travel outside of Norfolk and outside of the main working bases is reimbursed separately and is typically required for training.

You will facilitate effective communication within the NPS and other agencies, including primary care services, specialist mental health services, social care, and third sector services to ensure continuity of care across all services.