Assistant Psychologist - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Assistant Psychologist to join our supportive and enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team.

This post is based at Forest Lodge a Low Secure Forensic inpatient unit. It has a 10 bedded assessment ward and 12 beds on the rehabilitation ward.

The role involves direct work with service users and their families/carers providing psychological interventions for people with a range of complex mental health needs who are experiencing difficulties which require an inpatient intervention.

Please see the Person Specification to get a more complete understanding of the skills and experiences we require.

To show a positive and respectful attitude towards people with complex mental health problems, their families and staff carers at all times.

To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the post holder's professional and team/operational manager(s).

To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice and Trust policies and procedures.

To prepare test materials, handouts, flyers and visual or teaching aids as required.

To undertake specific administrative duties as required.

To perform other duties of a similar kind appropriate to the grade, which may be required from time to time by their Psychology Manager and agreed to by the Professional Lead Clinical Psychologist.

This is a unique opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in this fascinating clinical area. We offer highly skilled clinical supervision and varied CPD opportunities.

There is excellent professional support from Psychological Services and very good links with both local universities including the University of Sheffield Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme.

Clinical:

To be required to work on a frequent basis with service users who present with severe and complex mental health problems including treatment resistant psychosis.

To undertake, write up and analyse psychological assessments of clients, including, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care under the management of the Clinical Psychologist.

To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, under the management of the Clinical Psychologist.

To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups on the ward with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

To work effectively as a member of the multi-disciplinary team; to attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary and care plan meetings.

To work with other colleagues in the team to assess service users and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews, including review of previous assessments, interventions and case notes, analysis of numerical data from questionnaires, interviews and activity/behaviour monitoring.

To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all service users on the Ward.

To show a positive and respectful attitude at all times towards people experiencing complex mental health problems their families and staff carers.

To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice and Trust policies and procedures.

To prepare test materials, hand-outs, flyers and visual or teaching aids as required.

To undertake specific administrative duties as required.

To perform other duties of a similar kind appropriate to the grade, which may be required from time to time by their Psychology Manager.

To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, under the supervision of the Senior Clinical Psychologist.

To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.

To work with other staff to assess service users and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.

To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.

To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.

To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required.
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