Job summary
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust is an Outstanding Provider of mental health services. Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service (CRHTT) meet the needs of individual's living in Hertfordshire who are experiencing a mental health crisis.
We are looking for a caring and committed Assistant Psychologist, with an interested in Trauma Informed Care, to work alongside the multi-disciplinary Crisis team under the supervision of a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist.
Main duties of the job
To undertake psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist:To assist in the formulation and delivery of intervention plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a service user's problems, under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
To take responsibility, under supervision, for the collection and co-ordination of clinical data from Psychological Services staff working across the County, and to develop efficient ways of reporting this data to senior staff in the organization.
To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups, activities, social skills groups, and to be an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organization with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please read on...
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assist in the formulation and delivery of intervention plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a service users problems, under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
To take responsibility, under supervision, for the collection and co-ordination of clinical data from Psychological Services staff working across the County, and to develop efficient ways of reporting this data to senior staff in the organisation.
To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups, activities, social skills groups, and to be an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team.
To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all service users of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
To work with other staff to assess service users in preparation for multidisciplinary reviews.
To attend and contribute to appropriate team and multi-disciplinary meetings
For a more detailed Job description and person specification please see attached document before applying
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assist in the formulation and delivery of intervention plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a service users problems, under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
To take responsibility, under supervision, for the collection and co-ordination of clinical data from Psychological Services staff working across the County, and to develop efficient ways of reporting this data to senior staff in the organisation.
To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups, activities, social skills groups, and to be an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team.
To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all service users of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
To work with other staff to assess service users in preparation for multidisciplinary reviews.
To attend and contribute to appropriate team and multi-disciplinary meetings
For a more detailed Job description and person specification please see attached document before applying
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Honours degree in psychology, 2.i or above or Equivalent
- Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Undergraduate research experience
- Experience of working within an AMH setting and multidisciplinary team
- Experience of data management
- Experience of working with people experiencing mantal health crisis
Desirable
- Experience of the use of psychological assessments
- Experience of the application of psychological principles in health or social service settings, preferably through work within a clinical psychology department.
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Post-graduate research experience
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Good communication and presentation skills, both orally and in writing
- Able to provide and receive complex and sensitive information.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with individual clients who may have difficulties with communication and understanding.
- Ability to work and communicate with relative, carers and a range of other professionals.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential
- Familiarity with computing technology, including keyboard skills, and use of word-processing, e-mail and internet software.
- Spreadsheet and data analysis, Publisher and Power point
- Ability to organise data collection and analysis for service evaluation projects.
- Own transportation
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Honours degree in psychology, 2.i or above or Equivalent
- Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Undergraduate research experience
- Experience of working within an AMH setting and multidisciplinary team
- Experience of data management
- Experience of working with people experiencing mantal health crisis
Desirable
- Experience of the use of psychological assessments
- Experience of the application of psychological principles in health or social service settings, preferably through work within a clinical psychology department.
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework
- Post-graduate research experience
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Good communication and presentation skills, both orally and in writing
- Able to provide and receive complex and sensitive information.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with individual clients who may have difficulties with communication and understanding.
- Ability to work and communicate with relative, carers and a range of other professionals.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential
- Familiarity with computing technology, including keyboard skills, and use of word-processing, e-mail and internet software.
- Spreadsheet and data analysis, Publisher and Power point
- Ability to organise data collection and analysis for service evaluation projects.
- Own transportation
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.
