Psychology Assistant

Reference

PRI93943

Location

Elm Park, Station Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7RT

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£23,463

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Fixed Term - Full Time

Job Advert - Division Information

Providing quality, inspiring innovation and  delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health illness to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Job Purpose
To work within the psychological department and support and enhance the professional
psychological care and assessment of service users.  

To work and assist in the delivery of psychological services as directed, and under supervision. This will include the planning, implementation and evaluation of a range of therapeutic services to support the mental, emotional, physical and social well-being of service users.

Responsibilities
• To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of service users applying psychological tests, including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews, and others involved in the service user’s care, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist. 
• To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a service user’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist 
• To assist in the co-ordination and co-facilitation of therapeutic groups as appropriate. 
• Assists with the planning, delivery and review of one-to-one sessions under the supervision of a qualified psychologist 
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date records in the form of case notes, case files, clinical reports and other associated documentation presenting and sharing relevant information with colleagues, in accordance with company policies and procedures. 
• To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings as and when required.
• To support and undertake data collection and analysis, for both the purposes of research and service evaluation. This may include collecting and reviewing a variety of data such as psychometric scores, interview data, historical information, literature searches. It may also involve data analysis and report writing under supervision 
• To support and contribute to the training and support of other staff.
Knowledge / Education / Skills
• You will be expected to apply the learning from your undergraduate degree in psychology in your work, under the supervision of an experienced and HCPC registered practitioner psychologist.
• Assistant Psychologists will carry out the above tasks of responsibility under the management and supervision of an experienced and HCPC registered practitioner psychologist.
• The assistant psychologist workload is managed under supervision and goals agreed in weekly supervision sessions.


Experience
• Intelligent problem solving will based upon acquired knowledge and skill gained through prior work experience and supervised practice, including undergraduate programme learning and application. 
• A creative and flexible approach is necessary. 

Division DBS info

About us

From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.

The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services. This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.

As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please

If you forward any CV’s to the Priory Group and you are not on the Priory Group PSL and have not been asked to work on the above role we will accept the CV as a gift.

Job Description

Psychology_Assistant.pdf

Closing Date

31/07/2024