Assistant Psychologist - Wirral, United Kingdom - MKD Enabling Services

Description

ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGIST - MKD ENABLING SERVICES LTD

Wirral/North Wales

MKD Enabling Services is a private specialist clinical practice, comprising of BPS and HCPC Registered Psychologists providing excellent quality mental health services and assisting people to make positive changes to their lives.

You will be supported to develop your skills in a wide range of different areas including assessment, intervention, training, staff consultation and formulation.

There may also be opportunities available to assist the qualified psychologist with research, evaluation, and audit.

Applicants will gain the advantage of developing their skills as an Assistant Psychologist with clients across the life span (children, young people, and adults), as the successful applicant will provide support within both Child and Adult Mental Health services.

Two units are based on the Wirral, Merseyside. One of the services is a specialist learning disability service for adult males. The other service is a residential step-down service for young adults aged 16 to 25 (mixed gender).

One unit is based in Holywell, North Wales. This is a specialist service for adult males with a diagnosis of learning disability and co-existing mental health needs. Another unit is based in Wrexham, North Wales. This is a residential service for children and young people aged 11 to 18 (mixed gender).


Fees:
Negotiable and based on experience.


Contract:
Self-employed associate agreement or fixed term 12-month contract.


ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGIST RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contributing to psychological assessments and developing psychological formulations.
• Developing and implementing treatment plans for individual cases.
• Facilitating psychological interventions to clients with moderate to severe mental health problems, using appropriate and relevant psychological treatment models.
• Designing and delivering training to other professionals.
• Assisting with the delivery of reflective practice sessions or team formulations with staff.
• Maintaining accurate and uptodate records in the form of case notes, case files and clinical reports.
• Conducting service evaluation, audit and other research tasks including collecting, analysing, and reporting.
• Respecting clients' confidentiality and be responsible for security and accuracy of assigned records, data, and information.
• Consulting and working closely with registered managers, staff, carers, and other professionals within the organisation, providing specialist psychological guidance around all aspects of service users' care and support needs.

QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES AND ATTRIBUTES

• At a minimum, applicants
  must have an upper secondclass honours (2:1) degree in Psychology conferring eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS). Further post graduate training in Psychology/Mental Health would be desirable (e.g., MSc).
• Experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist is essential.
• Previous experience of working within Children or/and Adult Mental Health or forensic settings is desirable.
• Must be computer literate and have some experience undertaking administrative tasks.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to form effective working relationships with clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• An understanding of the difficulties faced by children, young people and adults with mental health problems.
• Ability to accept and use clinical supervision appropriately and effectively.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your CV and a covering letter setting out your expression of interest and how you meet the criteria set out above.

To arrange an informal conversation regarding this opportunity to find out more, please contact:

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 12 months


Expected hours:
per week


Benefits:

• Free parking
• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Application question(s):

• Do you have a BPS approved Bachelors degree in Psychology (2:1 or first class)?
• Are you also able to travel to Holywell and Wrexham (as well as sites on the Wirral) as specified in the job details?

Experience:

Assistant Psychologist: 1 year (preferred)


Ability to Commute:

• Wirral, Merseyside (required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Wirral, Merseyside: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 30/11/2023

Reference ID:
MKD Assistant Psychologist Wirral and North Wales

Expected start date: 08/01/2024