Assistant Psychologist Job at Navigo Health and Social Care CIC (Grimsby)

Job Description

The Adult Neurodevelopmental Service follows a person-centred, needs-led approach to delivering support to individuals, their families, carers, supporters and other services/ professionals involved in their care. This is an exciting opportunity to work within Adult Neurodevelopmental service (ADHD and Autism) to have significant input into the diagnostic process of the Neurodevelopmental service pathways. The Adult Neurodevelopmental service working alongside CPG, are welcoming and friendly, share a common interest and passion for neurodiversity. The team have a wide range of skills and qualifications, based at Val Waterhouse Centre.

Job Responsibility

To undertake, under the supervision of a qualified professional, protocol based and evidence based assessments of clients applying psychological awareness, including neuro-psychological tests and information gathering, undertaking screening tools utilized for a Specialist assessment (such as DIVA-5, 3Di and ADOS), self-report measures, rating scales, direct structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care
To attend and contribute to the decision making process, and attending weekly multi-disciplinary meetings
To partake in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups where possible
To form and maintain relationships with Psychology colleagues, multidisciplinary staff within CPG community services and Navigo's Mental Health services
To assist, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place
To assist in the formulation and delivery of care involving the psychological treatment and/or management of client problems, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional

Requirements

At least 6 months full-time equivalent paid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities, or neurodiversity, under the supervision of a qualified practitioner psychologist
A first class or upper second class honours degree in Psychology
Entitlement to Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society
High level communication skills (written and verbal)
Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance
An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with complex (step3 and 4) mental health problems or other disabilities
An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context
An understanding of psychology applied to health care
Effective communicator with service users, relatives and all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team involved in primary and secondary care
Knowledge and understanding of cultural and equal opportunities issues
An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines
An ability to interact with people with mental health problems disabilities
Ability to work reliably and consistently with work agreed and supervised at regular intervals

Nice to have

Direct psychological care provision for ADHD and or Autistic Spectrum Services
Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Experience using microcomputers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows
Experience of using and interpreting psychometric tests and other psychological assessments
An interest in working with people with complex mental health problems or other disabilities

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