Job summary
To support and enhance the psychological care of clients within Atherleigh Park Hospital through the delivery of evidence-based assessments and psychological interventions with service users and their families.
To work within theagreed specialty / ward under the supervision of an appropriately qualified psychologist. You will have access to relevant CPD opportunities and work according to a plan agreed with the supervisor, within the overall framework of the policies and procedures of the team or service.
To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. Overall, this will require work on a one-to-one and/or group basis, in a highly emotive atmosphere, necessitating the maintenance of a high degree of professionalism at all times. The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users and their carers, in line with the culture of trauma-informed care and embrace the core values of the organisation.
You will work within The Therapy Hub with other professionals including Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Activity co-ordinators, Therapy Assistants and Assistant Practitioners. There are five wards covering adult admission, older persons and psychiatric intensive care. The service will operate 7 days a week between the hours of 08:00 and 20:00 and you will work between these hours.
Main duties of the job
1. To support qualified psychologists by undertaking psychological assessments of clients applying psychologically based psychometric tests, 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.
2. To assist in the formulation and delivery of interventions involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, under the supervision of a qualified practitioner psychologist, in both community and in-patient settings as appropriate to the specialty work.
3. Having received instruction through supervision, to provide one-to-one consultations with service users, working autonomously within the limits of this instruction and within personal competence.
4. To use a degree of initiative and work independently with service users on planned work, and to exercise judgement based on good practice (NICE) and local operating procedures.
5. To work with potentially distressing material in relation toservice users' personal histories and presentation, including risk to self and others.
6. Preparing agreed assessment reports accurately in the accepted format.
7. To coordinate and facilitate therapeutic groups.
8. Where required, to work with other staff to assess inpatients, day patients or residents and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for details.
Staff Benefits
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for details.
Staff Benefits
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology or equivalent. Eligibility to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
- Experience of working with people with mental health or social care needs
- Knowledge of a broad range of psychological theories and the application of these to mental health and learning disabilities
- High level communication skills - verbal and written - with professionals, adults, children, young people and families
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context.
- Demonstrable interest in working with people with mental health difficulties and insight/ understanding into their needs.
- Able to tolerate frustration and work with uncertainty and ambiguity
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
- Worked with people with complex mental health problems e.g. psychosis and/or other difficulties and their familes.
- Experience designing and conducting large scale research, audit or service evaluation. Experience of delivering psychological interventions to clients with mental health difficulties.
- Knowledge of Psychological Therapies
- Knowledge of policies and legislation relevant to recovery based services.
- High standard of report writing.
Essential
Essential
- Eligibility to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Experience of using clinical record systems to undertake effective clinical record keeping
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology or equivalent. Eligibility to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
- Experience of working with people with mental health or social care needs
- Knowledge of a broad range of psychological theories and the application of these to mental health and learning disabilities
- High level communication skills - verbal and written - with professionals, adults, children, young people and families
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context.
- Demonstrable interest in working with people with mental health difficulties and insight/ understanding into their needs.
- Able to tolerate frustration and work with uncertainty and ambiguity
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
- Worked with people with complex mental health problems e.g. psychosis and/or other difficulties and their familes.
- Experience designing and conducting large scale research, audit or service evaluation. Experience of delivering psychological interventions to clients with mental health difficulties.
- Knowledge of Psychological Therapies
- Knowledge of policies and legislation relevant to recovery based services.
- High standard of report writing.
Essential
Essential
- Eligibility to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Experience of using clinical record systems to undertake effective clinical record keeping
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).
