Assistant Psychologist

at  Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Job Purpose The main purpose of the role is to provide Assistant Psychology support to increase Torbays group intervention programme. The successful candidates will work with the Core Teams MDT including PPT to plan, organise, co-facilitate and audit a range of psychologically informed groups. The role may also cover other aspects of care; providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified clinical psychologist and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related administration, teaching and project work.
This will be achieved in this post by: 1. Working with MDT including PPT to plan, organise, co-facilitate and audit a range of psychologically informed groups. 2. Playing a key role in gathering, analysing, recording and reporting on both therapeutic outcomes as well as service users experience of therapy.
3. Communicate with team manager, professional leads and other managers to ensure the smooth running of the research service. 4. The post holder will be supported by a clinical psychologist/ colleagues within the specialism.
The post holder will be expected to make good use of the expertise of others within the service to further develop their research and communication skills. 5. To work within professional guidelines and DPT procedures and protocols. 6.
The post holder will receive regular professional and clinical supervision in accordance to Trust policy and to Professional Practice Guidelines set out by the British Psychological Society or appropriate designated Professional Body. Duties and Responsibilities Communication and Working Relationship Skills Team colleagues: To work closely with colleagues in the running or support of the short term group intervention programme on a day to day basis. Senior managers & professional staff: To maintain and build good working relationships with senior professional staff and managers in the core team and PPT and to enable effective negotiation. Clients, family and carers: To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner with clients who may have specific difficulties in understand and/or communicating and who may be distressed.
Analytical and Judgemental Skills Solid analytic and judgement skills will be necessary relative to the need to carry out research into patient experience and therapeutic effectiveness. Planning and Organisational Skills To plan and prioritise own workload with the help of management supervision. Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment and Therapy Consultation & guidance: To provide valuable feedback to individual clinicians and to P&PT management concerning patient experience of services as well as therapeutic outcomes. Responsibility for Policy and Service Development Implementation Policy & service To follow policy guidance in own role and to comment on proposed policy changes and service developments.
Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources Careful use of equipment Responsibility for Human Resources, e.g. Supervision, Training, HR Advice andManagement To assist the work of less experienced assistants &/or trainees as required. Responsibility for Information Resources and Administrative Duties To maintain accurate records To be responsible for the management and maintenance of a database. To be responsible for using an email account to generate, monitor, and respond to the e-mail traffic by which the Trust conducts much of its internal communication.
Responsibility for Research and Development R & D: To undertake service-relevant research as indicated above and development activity agreed within the service. Freedom to Act The post holder is accountable for their own professional actions, acting within Trust policies and procedures and Professional Practice Guidelines. In a supervised context, to work within clinical professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the governance of practice. Any Other Specific Tasks Required To ensure that all psychologists continuously update the skills and techniques relevant to their clinical work

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