Assistant Psychologist - London, United Kingdom - South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are a large very well established service with an experienced multidisciplinary team of clinicians.

The post holder would be working as part of the small multidisciplinary team in the Day Unit (3 days) and for the other 2 days would be working across the whole pathway on the service-related data and audit collection, analysis and report-writing.

Psychology is well regarded within the service and you will be supervised by a qualified CBT therapist / clinical psychologist and receive line management from the Day unit team manager.

There is a lot of day to day contact with colleagues and opportunity for some joint working with other professionals in the team and monthly in house CPD meetings.

The Eating Disorders Service offers a specialist mental health service to people aged 18 years and older with a range of moderate - severe eating disorders.

The service comprises a specialist inpatient ward which is a national service and a day unit and outpatient service that both offer a service to the population of Merton, Sutton, Wandsworth, Kingston and Richmond.

We are seeking a graduate in psychology to work in our friendly service who is enthusiastic and passionate about working with a range of clients (some of whom are difficult to engage) and is organised and proficient in the use of computer software to maintain a large database and contribute to written reports and presentations to both colleagues and senior managers.

Ideally the post holder will have experience of working within a specialist eating disorders service.

For 3 days per week, the postholder will work as a member of the Day Unit Team, including allocation of specific clients for low intensity psychologically informed interventions as delegated, under the supervision and guidance of a qualified professional psychologist/CBT therapist.

Participation in core team duties will include therapeutic eating with patients on the Day Unit, meal preparation and providing supportive individual key work sessions.

The postholder will also support the delivery of psychologically-informed group treatment alongside a qualified clinician.

For the other 2 days per week, the role will be to assist in clinically related administration, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

In particular, to administer, collect and score psychometrics for service outcome measures, enter the data and maintain the database, analyse data and write up appropriate reports.

Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations.

We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialities.

Agile and flexible working:

As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.

About our locations:

Tooting (Wandsworth)

Our Trust headquarters is located within the impressive grounds of Springfield University Hospital in Tooting and we also operate in nearly 100 other locations throughout the UK.

This is easily accessible via the Northern Line (Tooting Bec Station) and via private transport. The Trust provides subsidised parking fares for all our substantive staff.

Our main site is located immediately next to Tooting High Street where staff can easily access a range of shops, cafés and restaurants.

Under appropriate supervision from a qualified 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 supervision of a qualified professional psychologist,
To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic and/or psychoeducation groups, or care planning.
To attend and contribute to multidisciplinary meetings, including referral, clinical and review meetings.
To assist in the implementation and monitoring of therapy and care plans in a way that is positive and respectful of clients' and carers' needs.
To assist in the compilation of assessment, update and discharge reports as required.
To work with other staff to assess clients in various settings and review their care in preparation for multidisciplinary reviews.
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.