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Senior Assistant Psychologist • Manchester
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

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1. Can you describe your experience in conducting psychological assessments, including the tools and methods you have used? Can you describe your experience in conducting psychological assessments, including the tools and methods you have used?

2. How do you develop psychological formulations for clients? Can you provide an example of a case you have worked on? How do you develop psychological formulations for clients? Can you provide an example of a case you have worked on?

3. What evidence-based interventions do you find most effective for treating anxiety and depression in offenders? What evidence-based interventions do you find most effective for treating anxiety and depression in offenders?

4. How do you approach working with individuals who have personality disorders or neurodiverse needs? How do you approach working with individuals who have personality disorders or neurodiverse needs?

5. Can you explain your experience with psychometric tests and how you interpret the results in a clinical context? Can you explain your experience with psychometric tests and how you interpret the results in a clinical context?

6. How do you facilitate collaboration between different professionals involved in a client’s care? How do you facilitate collaboration between different professionals involved in a client’s care?

7. Describe a time when you had to manage a challenging situation within a team. How did you handle it? Describe a time when you had to manage a challenging situation within a team. How did you handle it?

8. What strategies do you employ to build rapport and trust with clients, especially those who may be resistant to psychological interventions? What strategies do you employ to build rapport and trust with clients, especially those who may be resistant to psychological interventions?

9. Given the dynamic needs of the client group, how do you adapt your approach to meet these varying requirements? Given the dynamic needs of the client group, how do you adapt your approach to meet these varying requirements?

10. Can you provide an example of a time when you had to modify a psychological intervention based on a client’s feedback or changing circumstances? Can you provide an example of a time when you had to modify a psychological intervention based on a client’s feedback or changing circumstances?

11. What is your understanding of effective risk assessment and management strategies within a mental health context? What is your understanding of effective risk assessment and management strategies within a mental health context?

12. How do you ensure that service users are involved in their own care plans while balancing the safety and risk factors involved? How do you ensure that service users are involved in their own care plans while balancing the safety and risk factors involved?

13. Have you ever been involved in developing or delivering training workshops? If so, what content did you cover, and what was the feedback? Have you ever been involved in developing or delivering training workshops? If so, what content did you cover, and what was the feedback?

14. How do you stay up to date with developments in psychological practices and interventions, particularly related to your work with offenders? How do you stay up to date with developments in psychological practices and interventions, particularly related to your work with offenders?

15. What attracted you to the role of Senior Assistant Psychologist within the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT? What attracted you to the role of Senior Assistant Psychologist within the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT?

16. How do you handle the emotional demands of working in a challenging environment focused on mental health and criminal justice? How do you handle the emotional demands of working in a challenging environment focused on mental health and criminal justice?

17. What are your professional goals, and how do you see this role contributing to your career development? What are your professional goals, and how do you see this role contributing to your career development?

18. Can you discuss a situation where you received constructive criticism? How did you respond, and what did you learn from it? Can you discuss a situation where you received constructive criticism? How did you respond, and what did you learn from it?

19. What do you believe are the key challenges facing the MHTR service in Greater Manchester, and how would you contribute to addressing these challenges? What do you believe are the key challenges facing the MHTR service in Greater Manchester, and how would you contribute to addressing these challenges?

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Role: Senior Assistant Psychologist in Manchester

Interviewed on Tuesday 18 March 2025 at 02:22.

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