Senior Assistant PsychologistinManchesterinManchesterPUBLISHED TUE 5 NOV 2024
In this challenging yet rewarding environment, the Senior Assistant Psychologist will assist in implementing evidence-based psychological interventions, contribute to training development, and support the overall delivery and evaluation of the MHTR service. Additional responsibilities include managing effective risk assessment strategies and ensuring stakeholder communication. The position offers competitive benefits, including enhanced pay for evening and weekend work, ample annual leave, a pension scheme, and further employee wellness programs.
We are seeking full-time Band 5 Assistant Psychologists to support with the development and delivery of the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) service across Greater Manchester. We are currently expanding and that the current positions would benefit someone with an interest in working within the northern part of Greater Manchester.
The role will involve undertaking psychological assessments, developing psychological formulations and delivering individual psychological interventions, to a cohort of community offenders sentenced to community orders and subject to a Primary Care Mental Health Treatment Requirement order. The role will involve providing psychological interventions for depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders and neurodiverse needs.
This post is placed in a challenging but rewarding environment and we are seeking Senior Assistant Psychologists with strong clinical and interpersonal skills who can manage and respond to the dynamic needs of the team, the client group and the environment, to ensure that provision is accessible and appropriate.
To undertake psychological assessments of clients including semi-structured clinical interviews, psychometric tests, self-report measures, rating scales, and both direct and indirect structured observations, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
To assist in the formulation and delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.
To work closely with other key professionals involved in offender care and management to improve psychological well-being and reduce the risk of harm.
To assist in developing specific plans for ongoing recommendations and to support the delivery and signposting of these where appropriate.
To contribute to the development and delivery of training packages on the MHTR service and common mental health problems.
To work alongside offenders, probation practitioners, the wider court user group and Community Health and Justice staff team, to reduce the risk of reoffending and enhance the provision of a safe environment.
To, where appropriate, support the team in the design, delivery, review and evaluation of the MHTR service. This will include co-facilitating aspects of the service and completing pre-and post follow up evaluations and documentation where required.
To contribute to effective risk assessment and management strategies that ensure liaison with all relevant stakeholders in an individual's care, and service user involvement where possible.
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Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
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