Job summary
37.5 hours per week - 12 Months Fixed Term
We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to
join our Neurodevelopmental Assessment Teams. The team offers diagnostic
assessments to children where there are concerns regarding Autism Spectrum
Conditions or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
The post holder will be
a fully integrated member of the multidisciplinary team and work alongside our
qualified Clinical Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, and
Specialist Mental Health Practitioners to assist with a variety of clinical
tasks.
The role would suit those who love working with children and
young people and have an interest in diagnostic assessments alongside
psychological formulations. We are also looking for applicants who intend to
pursue a career in clinical psychology and who wish to apply for the doctorate
training. Appropriate training will be provided and you will receive regular
clinical supervision from a clinical psychologist.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
For full job description, please see attached supporting
documents.
Main duties of the job
The role will include, but is not limited to, taking
referrals from professionals over the telephone, completing school
observations, assisting in assessment clinics, administering the QB test and
cognitive assessments, such as the WISC-V and WAIS- IV, and contributing to
service improvements and evaluation.
You will need to be highly motivated, a quick
learner and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. You will also need to
have a good understanding of the key features of autism and ADHD.
At the time of advertising, this role does meet the
minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to
work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake
other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the
postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients
within the service, across all sectors of care; providing psychological
assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a HCPC
registered Practitioner Psychologist, working independently according to a plan
agreed with a HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist and within the overall
framework of the teams policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related
administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of
audit and / or research projects, teaching and project work.
To undertake protocol based psychological
assessments of clients applying psychological theory, including
neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and
indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients,
family members and others involved in the clients care.
To assist in the formulation and delivery of
care plans involving the psychological treatment and / or management of a
clients problems, under the supervision of a HCPC
registered Practitioner Psychologist.
To assist in the coordination and running of
therapeutic groups or clinical projects.
To work with other staff to assess community
patients and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.
To assist in the development of a psychological
based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the
service, across all settings where care takes place.
To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
To respect diversity. To treat everyone with dignity and respect
and act in ways that acknowledge and recognise peoples expressed beliefs,
preferences and choices.
To use highly developed IT skills.
To access knowledge through Internet searches
(e.g. Psych.Lit, Medline) to keep up to date with clinical and professional
development.
For the preparation and presentation of
materials of effective teaching and training (e.g. power point, graphic
representations) to record and analyse data for research and audit (e.g.
databases, spreadsheets, statistical analysis packages e.g. SPPS).
To create graphs or charts to collate or
summarise data on individual interventions or treatment programmes.
To assist in producing visual or material or
user friendly information for interventions with clients.
In common with all HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologists, to receive regular
clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.
To gain wider experience of professional
psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal
service area where the post holder is employed.
To develop skills and competencies that assist
in the delivery of current duties.
To contribute to the training and support of
other staff, working within the Service in psychological care.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using
AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms.Over
reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged
and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to
progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application,
please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake
other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the
postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients
within the service, across all sectors of care; providing psychological
assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a HCPC
registered Practitioner Psychologist, working independently according to a plan
agreed with a HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist and within the overall
framework of the teams policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related
administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of
audit and / or research projects, teaching and project work.
To undertake protocol based psychological
assessments of clients applying psychological theory, including
neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and
indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients,
family members and others involved in the clients care.
To assist in the formulation and delivery of
care plans involving the psychological treatment and / or management of a
clients problems, under the supervision of a HCPC
registered Practitioner Psychologist.
To assist in the coordination and running of
therapeutic groups or clinical projects.
To work with other staff to assess community
patients and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.
To assist in the development of a psychological
based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the
service, across all settings where care takes place.
To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
To respect diversity. To treat everyone with dignity and respect
and act in ways that acknowledge and recognise peoples expressed beliefs,
preferences and choices.
To use highly developed IT skills.
To access knowledge through Internet searches
(e.g. Psych.Lit, Medline) to keep up to date with clinical and professional
development.
For the preparation and presentation of
materials of effective teaching and training (e.g. power point, graphic
representations) to record and analyse data for research and audit (e.g.
databases, spreadsheets, statistical analysis packages e.g. SPPS).
To create graphs or charts to collate or
summarise data on individual interventions or treatment programmes.
To assist in producing visual or material or
user friendly information for interventions with clients.
In common with all HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologists, to receive regular
clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.
To gain wider experience of professional
psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal
service area where the post holder is employed.
To develop skills and competencies that assist
in the delivery of current duties.
To contribute to the training and support of
other staff, working within the Service in psychological care.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using
AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms.Over
reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged
and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to
progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application,
please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact effectively with people with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
- Able to travel throughout the catchment area, without unnecessary delays.
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Desirable
- An interest in working with people with mental health problems.
- A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology.
Qualifications
Essential
- An Honours degree in Psychology (2:1).
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Training
Desirable
- Further post-graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and / or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential
- Practical experience of working with people with mental health problems and / or learning disabilities and / or psychological / behavioural / neurological problems.
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision, particularly in the care group of the specialty of this post.
- Experience of administering and scoring neuropsychological assessments.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Special Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- Ability to communicate information which may be perceived as contentious to patients, carers and colleagues in a manner that promotes understanding and acceptance.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and/or other disabilities.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to health and social service contexts.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
Desirable
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis.
- Experience using microcomputers for databases or data analysis especially SPSS for Windows.
- High standard of report writing.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact effectively with people with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
- Able to travel throughout the catchment area, without unnecessary delays.
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Desirable
- An interest in working with people with mental health problems.
- A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology.
Qualifications
Essential
- An Honours degree in Psychology (2:1).
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Training
Desirable
- Further post-graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and / or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential
- Practical experience of working with people with mental health problems and / or learning disabilities and / or psychological / behavioural / neurological problems.
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision, particularly in the care group of the specialty of this post.
- Experience of administering and scoring neuropsychological assessments.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Special Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- Ability to communicate information which may be perceived as contentious to patients, carers and colleagues in a manner that promotes understanding and acceptance.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and/or other disabilities.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to health and social service contexts.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
Desirable
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis.
- Experience using microcomputers for databases or data analysis especially SPSS for Windows.
- High standard of report writing.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
