Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Band 4 Assistant Psychologist - Bristol ADHD

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Job summary

We are looking for one additional person to join a team of highly motivated and enthusiastic Assistant Psychologists based in the ADHD service. This is a full-time, Band 4 position, fixed term for 6 months. ADHD is an expanding and innovative team, providing services to adults with and seeking an ADHD diagnosis across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset. The successful candidates will contribute to a waiting list validation project which we will be starting; managing a newly developed digital health technology, administering and interpreting psychometric questionnaires. You will also be supporting patients, and staff within the service. The service is developing and the successful candidate will contribute to the development and implementation of a new service model.

Main duties of the job

You will help carry out the project to help validate the current ADHD waiting list, administering outcome measures as required and contribute to clinical decision making regarding complexity. You will make contributions to clinical research, service evaluation and development - collecting, analysing and reporting upon an array of statistics to help monitor the patient population being seen by the service. You will assist in delivering specialist training to others, and contribute to a highly specialist multidisciplinary team.

Excellent interpersonal communication skills are also essential to the role, as is experience with data management. Experience of working with adults who have a neurodevelopmental condition is preferred. Supervision will be provided by an experienced clinical psychologist.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

AtAWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Date posted

29 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-SS170-0823

Job locations

Petherton Resource Centre

3 Petherton Road

Hengrove

BS14 9BP

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the multi-disciplinary diagnostic team in collecting psychometric data, and supporting patients to engage with the service.

To contribute to the ongoing running and evaluation of the Adult ADHD Service.

To assist in the delivery and evaluation of the waiting list validation project being undertaken by the service.

To contribute to clinical decision making to help identify complex patients, and feedback to them service decisions.

To deliver teaching and training in collaboration with a qualified Clinical Psychologist and other members of the team.

To undertake literature reviews, research and service evaluation activities under the guidance of the Lead Clinical Psychologist

To undertake continuing professional development and clinical supervision.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist the multi-disciplinary diagnostic team in collecting psychometric data, and supporting patients to engage with the service.

To contribute to the ongoing running and evaluation of the Adult ADHD Service.

To assist in the delivery and evaluation of the waiting list validation project being undertaken by the service.

To contribute to clinical decision making to help identify complex patients, and feedback to them service decisions.

To deliver teaching and training in collaboration with a qualified Clinical Psychologist and other members of the team.

To undertake literature reviews, research and service evaluation activities under the guidance of the Lead Clinical Psychologist

To undertake continuing professional development and clinical supervision.

Person Specification

Essential

Good honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or above)
Experience of undertaking psychological assessment under supervision
Experience of conducting research/clinical audit
Demonstrates enthusiasm/commitment/respect for this client group & understands challenges faced
Excellent written communication skills

Desirable

Post graduate research experience
Understanding of common mental health problems and their management in primary care
Experience of co-facilitating groups
Statistical knowledge

Person Specification

Essential

Good honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or above)
Experience of undertaking psychological assessment under supervision
Experience of conducting research/clinical audit
Demonstrates enthusiasm/commitment/respect for this client group & understands challenges faced
Excellent written communication skills

Desirable

Post graduate research experience
Understanding of common mental health problems and their management in primary care
Experience of co-facilitating groups
Statistical knowledge

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Petherton Resource Centre

3 Petherton Road

Hengrove

BS14 9BP

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Petherton Resource Centre

3 Petherton Road

Hengrove

BS14 9BP

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)