Assistant psychologist

• Promote the study and work with the psychosis service to identify potential participants
• Take informed consent from participants and conduct the trials assessments at the appropriate time points
• Carefully follow the research protocol and avoid being unblinded to which condition participants have been randomised too
• Input data and manage your own diary and workload

• Upper 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in psychology
• Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society
• Paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
• Knowledge of evidence based practice
• High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and other disabilities
• Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context
• Demonstrates graduate level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology
• An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare
• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines
• An ability to interact appropriately with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
• Ability to work reliably and consistently on tasks agreed and managed at regular intervals by supervisor
• Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
• Able to manage own stress in difficult conditions and to identify when additional personal support may be necessary
• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
• Experience working with adult and young people in a mental health capacity
• Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation
• Experience of providing individual or group interventions

Dynamic working environment in which to build a career