Assistant Psychologist

Job summary

The Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Team are part of MPFT's West Mercia Health and Justice Service. The MHTR team provide psychological assessments and interventions to people with mental health difficulties who have come into contact with criminal justice services and whose offences may attract a community or suspended sentence order. The team aims to prevent short term custodial sentences and reduce reoffending by improving access to psychological interventions and addressing underlying mental health problems, thereby improving health and social outcomes for the individual and their family. As a member of the team you will be responsible for undertaking assessments, formulating service users' needs and delivering psychological interventions, under the supervision of a qualified Practitioner Psychologist.

As part of this role you will also be responsible for supporting a Practitioner Psychologist in the development and evaluation of new service delivery models for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.

What do previous Assistant Psychologists say about working in the MHTR Team?

'The MHTR team is a friendly and supportive team. This job role has given me the opportunity to work with diverse populations, gain experience working with different presentations and develop my skills in a variety of therapeutic approaches. There is a great network of practitioners across the UK which meets regularly'.

Main duties of the job

You will

• Undertake protocol based psychological assessments of service users including self-report measures, rating scales and semi-structured interviews.
• Assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment of a service user's problems, including simple procedures and techniques related to psychological therapies.
• Communicate and liaise with other disciplines involved in the service user's care.
• Assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all service users.
• Attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
• Provide advice, guidance and support to service users to enhance awareness of their psychological needs.
• Prepare assessment/service evaluation reports.
• Undertake literature reviews and audits.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.