Band 5 Assistant Psychologist - Long Fox Unit - WSM

Band 5 Assistant Psychologist - Long Fox Unit - WSM

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Job summary

Assistant Psychologist: Juniper Ward, Long Fox Unit

Band 5, Full-Time, 18 month fixed term contract

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to work on Juniper acute mental health ward. The successful candidate will undertake direct psychological work including assessments and brief interventions, including co-facilitating psychological groups, under supervision of the qualified Clinical Psychologist working on the ward. They will also support formulation, work with families and carers, and service development.

We seek candidates who are experienced with working on wards to allow them to adjust quickly to the role. They should have empathy for the experiences of people admitted to hospital, the ability to build rapport quickly, a clear understanding of ward environments, and the ability to communicate and work effectively with MDT colleagues.

Main duties of the job

• To support the ward Clinical Psychologists.
• To prepare and deliver high quality psychological interventions under supervision, either individually or in groups.
• To offer range of high quality psychological assessments following instructions appropriate to the assessment tools/processes. To take a significant degree of responsibility for the administration and scoring of such assessments.
• To gather and organise information about clinical notes, relevant psychological interventions and clinical tools for use by other staff.
• To work alongside other team members and ensure close liaison and communication within teams.
• To work with a significant level of autonomy to prepare, deliver and review psychological work and to represent a psychological view to multidisciplinary professional.
• To work with service users who may be acutely distressed and maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times.
• To maintain clinical records, databases and other professional records as appropriate.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust), a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL

• To support the Practitioner Psychologists within the base service.
• Where required, to prepare and deliver high quality psychological interventions under supervision, either individually or in groups.
• Where required, to offer range of high quality psychological assessments following instructions appropriate to the assessment tools/processes. To take a significant degree of responsibility for the administration and scoring of such assessments.
• To gather and organise information about clinical notes, relevant psychological interventions and clinical tools for use by other staff.
• To work alongside other team members and ensure close liaison and communication within teams.
• To work with a significant level of autonomy to prepare, deliver and review psychological work and to represent a psychological view to multidisciplinary professional.
• To work with service users who may be acutely distressed and maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times.
• To maintain clinical records, databases and other professional records as appropriate.

TEACHING AND TRAINING

• To undertake such training as might be required to maintain an appropriate level of expertise.
• To assist with the delivery of teaching and training for other members of the multidisciplinary team and staff in other agencies, in collaboration with qualified staff.

Person Specification

Education and qualification

• Psychology degree at 2:1 or 1st
• Eligibility for graduate membership of the BPS
• Training in psychological therapy

Experience and knowledge

• Experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist or equivalent health profession
• Experience working on wards

Skills and abilities

• Good communication and organisation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.