Senior Assistant Psychologist inMilton Keynes inMilton Keynes PUBLISHED 7 SEP 2024

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 at a time of exciting change and development. 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 experience of working within a mental health community setting as a paid Assistant Psychologist in a mental health setting. It would be essential to have experience of working with people with complex mental health presentations and working in therapeutic groups. 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.

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.


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 delivery of evidenced based psychological interventions. 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 (MSC/MA Diploma etc)
  
  

Experience


Essential criteria

• Previous experience working therapeutically with people experiencing mental health problems
• Previous experience of working as a paid Assistant Psychologist in a community setting
• Experience of delivering individual psychological assessments/formulations/interventions in a mental health setting
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supporting of clinical groups or workshops
• Experience of working therapeutically with people with Complex Emotional Needs or who may attract a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’
  
  

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Theoretical knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models at a graduate level and ability to apply existing knowledge
  
  

Personal

Essential criteria

• Able to travel within Milton Keynes in order to meet the demands of the post