Assistant Psychologist - EOS HMP Bronzefield

Assistant Psychologist - EOS HMP Bronzefield

Job Overview
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health and Justice Services EOS team at HMPYOI Bronzefield. By joining our Surrey Prisons’ Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway, you will not only support prisoners that present with complex needs but also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting trauma-informed care and understanding to the network of staff and professionals around the prisoners.

Working in partnership with the Criminal Justice System and other partner agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality care and support to prisoners who present with a high risk of harm to self and/or to others and who are considered stuck in progression with their sentence due to complexities. EOS utilises a Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT) framework together with a range of other psychological tools to assist with understanding, support and training needs for those who work with these prisoners.

PLEASE NOTE: Any candidate wishing to apply for any of our roles in Surrey will be subject to vetting clearance, which requires you to have been a resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years. Candidates who do not meet this criteria need not apply.

Main duties of the job
Supporting and enhancing professional psychological practice within the service. Providing support, co-ordination and administration to clinical, training and research functions within the scope appropriate to level of training and competence, and undertaking related tasks to enhance assessment, intervention and evaluation within the team or care group. To work independently according to a plan agreed and reviewed through regular supervision by a qualified applied HCPC registered Psychologist.

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Working for our organisation
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:

• Monthly supervision
• Annual personal development plans/appraisals
• Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.

Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:

• Preceptorship Programme
• Support and guidance with Revalidation
• Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies

Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:

• Childcare vouchers
• Health and wellbeing services
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Relocation package *subject to meeting criteria*

The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.

All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.

Main Duties And Responsibilities
Clinical

• To undertake assessments and interventions (for example neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect observations and semi-structured interviews of clients, family members and others involved in the clients care), as appropriate to level of training, competence and under live or regular supervision from a qualified practitioner Psychologist.
• To assist in the development of psychologically based frameworks of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service.
• To formulate and deliver care, training or research plans within settings where there may be a hostile atmosphere, challenging behaviour or high levels of expressed emotion.
• To conduct literature searches, collate audit and outcome evidence, analyse relevant data and produce reports to inform and enhance care delivered by the service.
• To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups, training or research projects.
• If required, to compile risk histories to inform care plans, risk and crisis plans.
• To work with other team members to improve care, training and research practices and the quality of life of clients.
• To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings.
• To support the delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions for clients.
• To carry out other clinical and administrative tasks as appropriate to the post holder’s grade.
• To be up to date with both de-escalation, physical breakaway and PMVA techniques appropriate to the service environment.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Honours degree at 2:1 or above in Psychology, or equivalent. Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS.

Desirable criteria

• Further training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

Experience
Essential criteria

• Relevant clinical and research skills
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Basic knowledge of databases, research skills and methodology
• Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a health context
• An understanding of psychology applied to health care.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with people with disabilities, in a health or Mental Health setting and or work with people with complex needs
• Experience of working with people with complex needs
• Experience of the use of psychometric tests
• Experience of group work and individual therapeutic contact
• Experience of in-patient settings
• Experience of teaching other health professionals
• Lived experience of mental health issues

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care