Assistant Psychologist inHereford inHereford PUBLISHED 14 OCT 2024
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Job OverviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and compassionate Assistant Psychologist to work within our MHTR Team in West Mercia.
The post holder would be based at Hereford Probation Office, with the expectation to travel to various bases across West Mercia when required.
If you are seeking a new challenge, and have a keen interest in the criminal justice services, we encourage you to apply and join our supportive and welcoming team!
The Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Team are part of MPFT’s Health and Justice Service. The MHTR team provide psychological assessments and interventions to people with mental health difficulties who have come into contact with criminal justice services and whose offences may attract a community or suspended sentence order.
The team aims to prevent short term custodial sentences and reduce reoffending by improving access to psychological interventions and addressing underlying mental health problems, thereby improving health and social outcomes for the individual and their family.
MPFT deliver services across England. We are experienced in working across a wide geographical area and there is no necessity to travel to headquarters, training and IT support is virtual.
What do previous Assistant Psychologists say about working in the MHTR Team?
This job role has given me the opportunity to work with diverse populations, gain experience working with different presentations.
Main duties of the job
This post is based in West Mercia working with a hybrid approach, so travel may be required at times across your allocated area.
You Will
- Be responsible for supporting a Practitioner Psychologist in the development and evaluation of new service delivery models for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
- Undertake protocol based psychological assessments of service users including self-report measures, rating scales and semi structured interviews.
- Assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment of a service user’s problems, including simple procedures and techniques related to psychological therapies.
- Communicate and liaise with other disciplines involved in the service user’s care.
- Assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all service users.
- Attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
- Provide advice, guidance and support to service users to enhance awareness of their psychological needs.
- Prepare assessment/service evaluation reports.
- Undertake literature reviews and audits.
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents.
As a member of the team you will be responsible for undertaking assessments, formulating service users’ needs and delivering psychological interventions, under the supervision of a qualified Practitioner Psychologist.
An understanding of the needs of people with a diagnosis of personality disorder, mental illness, and/or learning disabilities is needed in this role, with the ability to communicate sensitive information to the patient, carer and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
We look forward to receiving your application. If you have any questions regarding the role, do not hesitate to contact us in advance of submitting your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree in Psychology OR a Lower Second Class Degree with a post-graduate qualification e.g. Master’s Degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Has significant experience of face to face work with people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and/or offending behaviour
- Experience of using Psychological assessments, formulations, risk assessments and care planning
- Experience of working with people who have potential to become aggressive and be able to respond appropriately
- Experience of MDT working
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- An understanding of the needs of people with a diagnosis of Personality Disorder/mental illness/learning disability
- An understanding of the Criminal Justice System
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and compassionate Assistant Psychologist to work within our MHTR Team in West Mercia.
The post holder would be based at Hereford Probation Office, with the expectation to travel to various bases across West Mercia when required.
If you are seeking a new challenge, and have a keen interest in the criminal justice services, we encourage you to apply and join our supportive and welcoming team!
The Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Team are part of MPFT’s Health and Justice Service. The MHTR team provide psychological assessments and interventions to people with mental health difficulties who have come into contact with criminal justice services and whose offences may attract a community or suspended sentence order.
The team aims to prevent short term custodial sentences and reduce reoffending by improving access to psychological interventions and addressing underlying mental health problems, thereby improving health and social outcomes for the individual and their family.
MPFT deliver services across England. We are experienced in working across a wide geographical area and there is no necessity to travel to headquarters, training and IT support is virtual.
What do previous Assistant Psychologists say about working in the MHTR Team?
This job role has given me the opportunity to work with diverse populations, gain experience working with different presentations.
Main duties of the job
This post is based in West Mercia working with a hybrid approach, so travel may be required at times across your allocated area.
You Will
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents.
As a member of the team you will be responsible for undertaking assessments, formulating service users’ needs and delivering psychological interventions, under the supervision of a qualified Practitioner Psychologist.
An understanding of the needs of people with a diagnosis of personality disorder, mental illness, and/or learning disabilities is needed in this role, with the ability to communicate sensitive information to the patient, carer and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
We look forward to receiving your application. If you have any questions regarding the role, do not hesitate to contact us in advance of submitting your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and compassionate Assistant Psychologist to work within our MHTR Team in West Mercia.
The post holder would be based at Hereford Probation Office, with the expectation to travel to various bases across West Mercia when required.
If you are seeking a new challenge, and have a keen interest in the criminal justice services, we encourage you to apply and join our supportive and welcoming team!
The Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Team are part of MPFT’s Health and Justice Service. The MHTR team provide psychological assessments and interventions to people with mental health difficulties who have come into contact with criminal justice services and whose offences may attract a community or suspended sentence order.
The team aims to prevent short term custodial sentences and reduce reoffending by improving access to psychological interventions and addressing underlying mental health problems, thereby improving health and social outcomes for the individual and their family.
MPFT deliver services across England. We are experienced in working across a wide geographical area and there is no necessity to travel to headquarters, training and IT support is virtual.
What do previous Assistant Psychologists say about working in the MHTR Team?
This job role has given me the opportunity to work with diverse populations, gain experience working with different presentations.
Main duties of the job
This post is based in West Mercia working with a hybrid approach, so travel may be required at times across your allocated area.
You Will
- Be responsible for supporting a Practitioner Psychologist in the development and evaluation of new service delivery models for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
- Undertake protocol based psychological assessments of service users including self-report measures, rating scales and semi structured interviews.
- Assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment of a service user’s problems, including simple procedures and techniques related to psychological therapies.
- Communicate and liaise with other disciplines involved in the service user’s care.
- Assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all service users.
- Attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
- Provide advice, guidance and support to service users to enhance awareness of their psychological needs.
- Prepare assessment/service evaluation reports.
- Undertake literature reviews and audits.
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents.
As a member of the team you will be responsible for undertaking assessments, formulating service users’ needs and delivering psychological interventions, under the supervision of a qualified Practitioner Psychologist.
An understanding of the needs of people with a diagnosis of personality disorder, mental illness, and/or learning disabilities is needed in this role, with the ability to communicate sensitive information to the patient, carer and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
We look forward to receiving your application. If you have any questions regarding the role, do not hesitate to contact us in advance of submitting your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree in Psychology OR a Lower Second Class Degree with a post-graduate qualification e.g. Master’s Degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Has significant experience of face to face work with people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and/or offending behaviour
- Experience of using Psychological assessments, formulations, risk assessments and care planning
- Experience of working with people who have potential to become aggressive and be able to respond appropriately
- Experience of MDT working
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- An understanding of the needs of people with a diagnosis of Personality Disorder/mental illness/learning disability
- An understanding of the Criminal Justice System
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To work as an Assistant Psychologist in the UK, several skills and qualifications are generally expected. While specific requirements may vary by employer, here are some key skills and attributes that are typically valuable for this role:
1. Educational Background
- Relevant Degree: A degree in psychology or a closely related field, typically at least at the upper second-class level (2:1) is usually required.
- Knowledge of Psychological Principles: Understanding of psychological theories, research methods, and statistics.
2. Experience
- Work Experience: Previous experience in a psychological or clinical setting is often beneficial. This could include volunteering, internships, or paid roles that involve direct contact with clients.
- Research Experience: Experience in conducting or assisting with psychological research can be advantageous.
3. Communication Skills
- Verbal Communication: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with clients, colleagues, and other professionals.
- Written Communication: Strong writing skills for documenting assessments, reports, and research findings.
4. Interpersonal Skills
- Empathy and Rapport Building: Ability to empathize with clients and build strong therapeutic relationships.
- Active Listening: Skill in listening to clients’ concerns and responding appropriately.
5. Analytical Skills
- Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze complex information, assess clients' needs, and contribute to treatment plans.
- Problem-Solving: Aptitude for addressing challenges and developing effective solutions.
6. Organizational Skills
- Time Management: Ability to manage time efficiently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Record Keeping: Strong attention to detail in maintaining accurate and confidential records.
7. Teamwork and Collaboration
- Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals, including psychologists, therapists, and healthcare staff.
8. Sensitivity and Professionalism
- Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and professionalism.
- Awareness of ethical considerations in psychology.
9. Adaptability and Resilience
- Capacity to adapt to changing circumstances and manage stressful situations effectively.
10. Continued Professional Development
- A commitment to ongoing learning and development within the field of psychology, including engaging in relevant training and workshops.
Additional Considerations:
- Membership in Professional Bodies: While not always required, registration with organizations like the British Psychological Society (BPS) may enhance your qualifications.
- Specialized Skills: Depending on the specific area the role is focused on (e.g., clinical, educational, forensic psychology), additional specialized skills may be relevant.
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