Care Group Manchester
Location Northview Hospital North Manchester General Hospital
Job Title Assistant Psychologist – Adults of Working Age Acute In- patient
Hours of Work Hours full- time.
Contract Type 1.0 w.t.e. permanent .
Grade of Post Band 4
Reports to Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Adults of Working Age Acute In-Patient Psychology Manchester
Accountable to Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead for Adults of Working Age Acute Mental Health Psychology Services, Manchester
To work as part of the psychological service provision within North View’s Acute care wards and a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). To facilitate the running of psychologically informed groups and 1:1 psychological interventions on the wards under the supervision of a qualified Clinical / Counselling Psychologist and with the operational support of the Consultant Psychology Lead. The role will also include collecting data that will help the service measure and understand the impact of psychological services on ward culture and practice.
Please see 'Job Description' and 'Person Specification' documents for further information.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
- To facilitate the running of psychologically informed groups on the wards.
- To work with service users to develop personalised formulations to support care.
- To ensure psychologically relevant resource material is available to the wards.
- When required, to assist with assessments / reviews / consultations by administering self- report measures, rating scales, neuropsychological tests, and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in clients care, all under supervision.
- To document clinical records in accordance with Trust policy and to contribute towards report writing.
- To contribute to appropriate multidisciplinary meetings, ward meetings and to liaise with family / carers, other staff and agencies.
Teaching, Training & Supervision
- In common with all assistant clinical psychologists, receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.
- To gain a wider understanding of professional psychology within the NHS and of Acute Care services.
- To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.
- To receive regular supervision from a qualified clinical psychologist.
I.T. Responsibilities
- To enter, integrate and extract data using a computer system and to present information in a variety of formats for dissemination when required.
- To undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries using I.T. and statistical programmes.
- To analyse data and produce summaries when required.
- To assist in the identification of any omissions or inconsistencies concerning clinical activity data and to liaise directly with clinical staff to correct this.
- To utilise basic word processing skills in order to produce reports and other communications.
Research & Service Evaluation
- To utilise theory, evidence based literature and research to support evidence based practice in work with clients carried out under the supervision from a suitably trained senior practitioner and a qualified clinical psychologist.
- To assist in relevant psychology audit/research projects related to Acute Care.
- To develop knowledge of complex mental health and risk presentations, through regular literature searches, reading and personal study.
To undertake searches of evidence based literature and research to assist with research projects and also with the development of evidence based clinical practice
