Assistant Psychologist

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Clinical: • To undertake psychological assessments of clients applying psychological theory, including neuro-psychological 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 qualified professional psychologist, in the prison setting. • To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups or clinical projects. • To work with other staff to assess or support service users in the prison and contribute to multidisciplinary discussions or care guidelines as agreed with the psychologist/psychological therapist providing supervision. • 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. IT responsibilities (clinical): • 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. Teaching, training and supervision: • In common with all assistant 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 in psychological care. Management, recruitment and service development: • To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects with the service as required. • To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed. Research and service evaluation: • To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects. • To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes. Job description Job responsibilities IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team. You will need to provide: Proof of right to work documentation Proof of ID, needs to include 1 photographic ID Proof of address documentation Non-UK passport holders will need to have correct documentation (right to work in the UK) and a Home office Share code. Clinical: • To undertake psychological assessments of clients applying psychological theory, including neuro-psychological 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 qualified professional psychologist, in the prison setting. • To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups or clinical projects. • To work with other staff to assess or support service users in the prison and contribute to multidisciplinary discussions or care guidelines as agreed with the psychologist/psychological therapist providing supervision. • 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. IT responsibilities (clinical): • 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. Teaching, training and supervision: • In common with all assistant 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 in psychological care. Management, recruitment and service development: • To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects with the service as required. • To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed. Research and service evaluation: • To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects. • To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.