Job Overview
This post will end early when maximum applications are reached, therefore it is advised you apply as soon as possible
An opportunity has arisen within MK Community Mental Health Hub Therapies Pathway for a Senior Assistant Psychologist to join this busy and well-established pathway. The position will suit an individual who is self-motivated, an excellent communicator and data competent, with a passion to support services for adults with complex mental health presentations.
Main duties of the job
You will be a fully integrated member of the multidisciplinary team and work alongside our qualified and experienced Psychologists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to assist with a variety of service improvement and psychoeducational groups.
Applicants will be expected to hold a BPS approved degree in Psychology (upper second or first class) and have current experience of working within a secondary care mental health community setting as a paid Assistant Psychologist in a mental health setting. It will be essential to have experience of working with people with complex mental health presentations and working in therapeutic groups in secondary care mental health setting. You will need to be highly motivated, a quick learner and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
Working for our organisation
The post offers very relevant experience for future Clinical and Counselling Psychology training. The department also has good links with the Oxford Doctoral Course and provides placements for trainees in all core disciplines.
MK Community Mental Health Hub Therapies Pathway delivers a pathway model for people with diagnoses of Complex Trauma, Personality Disorder, Complex Mood and Anxiety Disorders. The team delivers a range of evidence-based interventions as recommended by NICE Guidance.
CNWL are committed to progressing and supporting their staff with career development, training and CPD being encouraged.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of service users within Milton Keynes Community Mental Health Hub Therapies Pathway. The primary focus will be to work in conjunction with Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) members to support service users and qualified health professionals in the assessment and delivery of evidenced based psychological interventions, including Hub Duty and will require access to a car with appropriate business insurance. This work will be completed under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
The post holder will also assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of outcome measures and statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, and project work.
Person specification
Training And Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good honours degree in psychology (2:1 or above)
- Eligibility for graduate membership of the BPS
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate studies in relevant applied psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis (MSC/MA Diploma etc)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities in a community mental health setting
- Experience of delivering protocol- driven psychological interventions in a community mental health setting.
- Excellent IT skills including good working knowledge of SPSS, Word.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision
- Experience of working in a health, social care or associated third sector organisation.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- 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.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health issues or those requiring the intervention of Psychosocial Services
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
Desirable criteria
- High standard of report writing.
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis
