Psychology Assistant

Reference

PRI96480

Location

Nelson House, 14 Rowner Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 0EW

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£24,442.00

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Permanent - 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

Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills are an important feature, when working with service users, families/carers.  In addition to maintaining good working relationships with internal and external professionals.  

All colleagues have a responsibility to protect and safeguard vulnerable individuals at risk (whether children or adults). Colleagues must be aware of local child and adult protection procedures and who to contact within the Local Authority Safeguarding team for further advice. All colleagues are required to attend safeguarding awareness training and to undertake additional training appropriate to their role.

The problems faced by service users may present challenging situations, which may increase the physical, sensory and emotional demands of the role. The role holder will be provided with appropriate training to prepare and support them in this role.  Supervision will also be provided.

 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. 
 

Professional Accountability:
• It is your responsibility for the accuracy, security and confidentiality of patient records in line with policy and data protection guidance.
• Assistant Psychologists will undertake training as indicated by their supervisor.
• Assistant Psychologists will undertake monthly weekly with their designated supervisor.

Job Advert Location Description

Nelson House is a modern and spacious 28 bed locked rehabilitation recovery service providing a service for men with mental illness. The service focuses on the development of skills for independence and provides a positive step for patients, many whose next step will be living in the community. It helps patients learn new ways of

At Nelson house the staff work with the patients to enable them to manage their conditions, symptoms, anxiety and distress with the aim of helping to prevent any future relapse.

Nelson House is also embarking on a piece of work to get AIMS Rehab accreditation. 

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.

Closing Date

31/10/2024