Higher Assistant Psychologist Job at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS... (Ryhope, Sunderland)

Job Description

We are delighted invite applications for a full time Band 5 Higher Assistant Psychologist for the male acute inpatient service (Shoredrift and Springrise ward) at Hopewood Park in Ryhope, Sunderland. The successful post-holder will be based at Hopewood Park where there is dedicated office space. The broad remit of the role involves working as part of the Springrise multidisciplinary team using a biopsychosocial model supporting the formulation process and providing specialist psychologically informed assessments and interventions (group and individual). The post holder will receive weekly clinical supervision from a qualified member of the psychology team.

Job Responsibility

Assist the qualified member of the psychology team in the delivery of psychological services in the male acute pathway
Produce professional assessment and intervention reports
Support the service in the delivery of training initiatives
Utilise research skills for audit, literature reviews, service development, and other research initiatives within the pathway or the wider service
Show initiative to work independently to an appropriate level
Provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect, and dignity

Requirements

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
Experience as an assistant/research psychologist
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
Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g. SPSS for Windows
Demonstrates graduate level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology
An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare

Nice to have

Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Experience of paid work in direct care provision
Experience with client group relevant to post
Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation
Experience of providing individual or group interventions
A high standard of report writing

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