Assistant Psychologist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) and the At Risk Mental State (ARMS) teams in North East Essex (Colchester and Tendring).

The successful candidate will work in the EIP team, a multi-disciplinary team who work with people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. Under the EIP umbrella sits a smaller ARMSteam. This team offers psychological interventions to young people (14-35) with early experiences such as voice-hearing, seeing visions, or paranoia and aims to prevent transition topsychosis. It is an exciting time as the ARMS service launched in 2024 and is still in its infancy. Being a small developing team, there is opportunity to develop and shape the service.

As an Assistant Psychologist, you would work to support and enhance the clinical and psychological care of clients within the EIP/ARMS service, across all sectors of care. There will be the opportunity for assisting in and conducting individual, family and group interventions, consultation, and training for internal and external staff (e.g. education, health and charity organisations). This will be under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.

You will also play a key role in clinically related administration, conduct of audits and service evaluations, collection of team outcome measures. There is also scope for development of clinicalresearch projects, teaching and project work.

This is a Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

Main duties of the job

The role of the Assistant Psychologist is to assist with a varied range of tasks.

You will support and enhance the professional psychological care of adults and young people who are experiencing, or at risk of psychosis. This includes supporting psychological assessment andinterventions under the supervision of a Clinical psychologist, according to a plan within the framework of the Trust's policies and procedures. This will be through both direct and indirectwork.

Depending on experience, the responsibilities of the job will involve assisting in completing complex assessments, (including structured interviews and psychometrics) and communicatingthe outcome of these to clients, team colleagues and other professionals. It will involve delivering individual or group interventions for clients and/or their loved ones, and supporting service-user involvement or carer groups. It will involve supporting a range of wider projects in collaboration with community organisations, education providers and mental health colleagues across a range of services. You will offer support to the wider psychological team in organisational tasks, audits and service evaluation.

There will be opportunities for continuing professional development, including attendance at training events and team case discussions.

About us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.