The Adult Weight Management service in Northumbria Healthcare Trust has been identified as a service delivering a high quality service. In order to support the clinical work of the multi-disciplinary team we are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to work across North Tyneside and Northumberland.
The delivery of clinical services is closely aligned to the NHCT's Clinical Strategy and Mental Health Strategy. The Trust values are seen as an important component of both individual's work and the design and delivery of services.
The conditions of employment are in accordance with Guidelines for the Employment of Assistant Psychologists specified by the British Psychological Society, Division of Clinical Psychology ( www.bps.org.uk ).
The Trust has a wide range of staff benefits, including a gym, great canteens and regular well-being offers. Last year the psychology team entered the Step into Summer Challenge and participation in the various interest and support groups in the Trust is encouraged. There are well-stocked libraries with professional staff and facilities to support study.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
This post holder will assist with a number of defined duties as agreed with the Clinical Service Lead (Psychologist) and the service manager.
Working under the guidance and supervision of qualified psychologists, the post holder will provide support and co-facilitation of group interventions (for example the initial education group in Adult Weight Management ).
Postholder will support the delivery of appropriate assessments (e.g. defined screening protocols) and individual interventions within the SWMS.
The post holder will support the evaluation of interventions and service quality improvements, and audit the standards of the service deliveries.
There will be project work and tasks specific to the service, including participation in screening of referrals and data gathering and analysis.
There will also be experience and active involvement in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
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To support and enhance the professional psychological care of patients within the service, providing psychological assessments and interventions under the direct supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
Working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collections of statistics, development of audit/research, teaching and project work. Ensuring particular interventions are evidence-based according to the Department of Health’s evidence-based practice initiative.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistentleadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
