Assistant Psychologist • Colchester Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nAssistant Psychologist with Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) in Colchester, England, United Kingdom\n\nWe are looking for an enthusiastic and well-motivated Assistant Psychologist, to work within the Adult Learning Disability Service as part of the Community Team in North Essex. The post holder will be part of a supportive psychology team and the position is ideal for a graduate who is interested in applying for clinical training. The post is a full time, permanent contract and will be based in Lexden (Colchester). The post holder will support the qualified Clinical Psychologists with a range of assessment and intervention work, as part of an inter-disciplinary team (comprising of Psychologists, Community Nurses, Psychiatrists, Arts Therapists and Allied Health Professionals). This includes one to one therapy, work with families and staff teams, plus psychometric and autism assessments. There may be opportunities for participating in training, research and service development work. The post is primarily community based but there might be some work within our inpatient unit (Lexden site). The post holder will be professionally supervised by a Clinical Psychologist. We have close links with local training programmes (Essex and Hertfordshire) and regularly offer placements to Trainees. Remote working is possible for a limited part of the week but ability to drive and having access to a car is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving). Your role as an Assistant Psychologist within the Community Learning Disability service will include: Assessment of service users, formulation and treatment planning under supervision Delivery of clinical interventions in a range of formats (individual and group) Liaising externally as appropriate, e.g. with GPs and other services Keeping timely and accurate notes Supporting the team generally and contributing as a team member, via team meetings Attending clinical and line management supervision and reflecting on your practice Participating in audits and research projects as appropriate and supervised by your manager. To be involved in service development projects. Carrying out other duties to support the work of the qualified psychologists Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission , and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Essex, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services. Our Trust Values Are The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it! Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be? Then please read on… For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nina Viljoen Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Email address: n.viljoen@nhs.net"}