Assistant Psychologist • Milton Keynes Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
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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 Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom\n\n Job Overview Job summary CNWL NHS Foundation Trust work in partnership with We Are With You to deliver the community drug and alcohol service for people over the age of 18 in Milton Keynes. We are seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join our dynamic, multi-disciplinary team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a unique mental health branch during unprecedented expansion and growth. The post holder will have the chance to make a significant difference to people. The successful candidate will be an organised, energetic and robust individual with sophisticated and sensitive clinical skills. Various working locations across Milton Keynes. Main duties of the job Main duties of the job As an Assistant Psychologist you will be expected to support qualified clinical staff in completing assessments, delivering individual and group therapy and conducting audit and evaluation. The post holder will also have the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of the specialist psychological intervention programmes offered in the service, which are primarily motivational interviewing and CBT based. The post will also include exposure to research endeavours being undertaken. There is a strong organisational support element to the role in the form of overseeing the referral and assessment booking process, using databases and SystmOne, and providing administrative assistance to the team as required. Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently is essential. Supervision will be offered by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist. The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic and committed team player with a genuine interest in mental health. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. Working for our organisation About Us The working environment will be a specialist NHS drug and alcohol service service staffed by a multi-disciplinary team working with people in the community. The post holder will have a working base at Netherfield. There will be an expectation of delivering services in other locations across Milton Keynes. CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 7,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries. Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities KR 1 Clinical and Client Care To provide psychological assessments for clients at ARC-MK under the close supervision of a practitioner psychologist including to apply 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 client’s care. To provide protocol based individual psychological interventions for clients attending ARC-MK, including cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and third-wave CBT interventions. To arrange, schedule and provide protocol-based group psychological interventions for clients referred to the Recovery Day Programme. To assist the psychologists in the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials. To encourage clients at ARC-MK to receive appropriate follow up treatment and support for their needs (i.e. health education, blood borne virus testing and harm minimisation approaches) KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning To contribute to the effective working of the Recovery Day Programme (RDP) within ARC-MK by e.g., screening and registering new referrals; creating databases to track processes or progress through pathways and keeping them up-to-date; contributing to the training and support of other staff in developing and providing psychological care of clients. To act in a manner that supports a psychologically informed framework for the service. To participate in the team or service’s delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities. KR 3 Policy and service development To follow policies and procedures in own area of work To participate in the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities. KR 4 Care or management of resources To take care of, and use carefully, the Trust’s equipment and physical resources. To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting supplies as needed. To be responsible for safe-keeping of equipment or stock provided to the post holder and informing the supervising psychologist or manager when stock requires replenishing (may apply to psychometric tests, specialised stationery etc. KR 5 Teaching and Training To participate in demonstrating work methods to newly recruited Assistant Psychologists and to support their development of necessary skills. To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations or published articles. KR 6 Record-keeping and Information Governance To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures. Under the supervision o"}