Job summary
The Clinical Psychology service for the Nottinghamshire Adult Mental Health Acute Care Network provides high quality psychological assessment, advice and intervention within local adult acute mental health wards.
As a result of a member of our team securing a developmental opportunity, we have one Band 4 Assistant Psychologist position available at Sherwood Oaks Hospital. The vacancy is open for one of our adult acute mental health wards (male) . We are seeking a candidate with a keen interest and demonstrated experience in adult acute mental health to join our enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team.
You will work in our inpatient service and will have good opportunities to participate in individual assessment and formulation of patients' needs, including a wide range of clinical presentations. There will also be opportunities to plan and deliver both individual and group interventions under the supervision of our qualified clinical psychologist. You will work directly with patients and indirectly to advise the multi-disciplinary team, e.g. providing advice at ward review meetings on psychological aspects of patient care.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a candidate who can work confidently under supervision, can follow direction, have the ability to work in teams, and are adaptable and responsive to the needs of the service they are working in. Our commitment to you is we will provide you with the opportunity for you to develop professionally within committed and supportive adult mental health services and play an important role in supporting increasing access to psychological therapies within our acute adult mental health ward.
Applicants should have completed a Psychology honours degree with 2:1 or higher, have clinically relevant work experience and knowledge of psychological assessments and interventions.
The service enjoys good links with local Doctoral training courses in clinical psychology.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main duties/responsibilities of the role are:-
To support and carry out a range of psychometric and other assessments with people who have a range of acute mental health problems and might be at risk of harm to self or others. These may include observations, interviews and intellectual and executive skill assessments.
To support and carry out defined therapeutic interventions with people with acute mental health problems and their carers.
To support interventions with staff teams, such as consultancy, training, identifying resources, multi-disciplinary working, signposting staff to appropriate services and service promotion.
To support data collection and analysis, for both clinical and service evaluation, as required. This may include collecting and reviewing a variety of data such as psychometric scores, interview data, historical information, literature searches. It may also involve data analysis and report writing under supervision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main duties/responsibilities of the role are:-
To support and carry out a range of psychometric and other assessments with people who have a range of acute mental health problems and might be at risk of harm to self or others. These may include observations, interviews and intellectual and executive skill assessments.
To support and carry out defined therapeutic interventions with people with acute mental health problems and their carers.
To support interventions with staff teams, such as consultancy, training, identifying resources, multi-disciplinary working, signposting staff to appropriate services and service promotion.
To support data collection and analysis, for both clinical and service evaluation, as required. This may include collecting and reviewing a variety of data such as psychometric scores, interview data, historical information, literature searches. It may also involve data analysis and report writing under supervision.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Clear communication skills, both oral and written
- Dealing with barriers to communication
- Numeracy, data collection and analysis skills
- Ability to reflect on practice and accept personal supervision
- Word processing and other IT skills
Desirable
- Understanding of ethical issues in clinical practice
- Ability to manage and de-escalate hostility and aggression
Knowledge
Essential
- Psychological assessment and intervention
Desirable
- Experience of working in applied psychological models, e.g. CBT, DBT, schema therapy
Experience
Essential
- Clinically-relevant postgraduate work experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in acute adult mental health setting
- Experience of NHS clinical psychology services
Qualification
Essential
- Psychology honours degree 2:1 or higher, meeting the requirements for graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society.
- Candidates with 2:2 degree will be considered if they have completed a postgraduate course (MSc or PhD level)
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification in psychology (e.g. MSc or PhD)
- Short courses - e.g. in CBT, schema therapy, trauma, understanding complex clinical presentations
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post due to the need to travel across the Trust's geographical area; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Clear communication skills, both oral and written
- Dealing with barriers to communication
- Numeracy, data collection and analysis skills
- Ability to reflect on practice and accept personal supervision
- Word processing and other IT skills
Desirable
- Understanding of ethical issues in clinical practice
- Ability to manage and de-escalate hostility and aggression
Knowledge
Essential
- Psychological assessment and intervention
Desirable
- Experience of working in applied psychological models, e.g. CBT, DBT, schema therapy
Experience
Essential
- Clinically-relevant postgraduate work experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in acute adult mental health setting
- Experience of NHS clinical psychology services
Qualification
Essential
- Psychology honours degree 2:1 or higher, meeting the requirements for graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society.
- Candidates with 2:2 degree will be considered if they have completed a postgraduate course (MSc or PhD level)
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification in psychology (e.g. MSc or PhD)
- Short courses - e.g. in CBT, schema therapy, trauma, understanding complex clinical presentations
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post due to the need to travel across the Trust's geographical area; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
