Assistant Psychologist United Kingdom
Job description
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly motivated Assistant Psychologist to join our community team, which provides mental health services to adults in West Suffolk and is based in Bury St Edmunds. The post sits within a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team dedicated to the delivery of recovery focused interventions for people with a range of mental health difficulties. It is an exciting time to join the team as we continue to develop our capacity to deliver psychologically informed interventions in secondary care, while provision in primary care is also being expanded and developed.
Main duties are to support the delivery of psychologically-informed assessments, formulations and interventions to service users alongside psychologists and other colleagues under the close supervision of a Clinical Psychologist. There will be opportunities for group and individual work as well as data collection, audit and evaluation of exciting new developments in the delivery of psychologically informed interventions within the team. A good understanding of psychological models and their application, as well as data analysis and report writing skills is desirable.
There are exciting changes happening within West Suffolk, in line with transformation plans that integrate mental health with physical and social care and bring services closer to communities and more accessible to those that use them. The team enjoys a good working atmosphere, which has been retained during remote and hybrid working. Colleagues support each other, and value each other’s contributions. You will feel an integral part of the multidisciplinary community team and enjoy relationships with psychology colleagues – including other assistants, trainees and Clinical Associate Psychologists - across local teams.
This post would be ideal for those who are considering applying to the Clinical Psychology Doctorate course. There is a strong commitment by the Clinical Psychologist to help prepare applicants for the Clinical Psychology Doctorate.
Main responsibilities to include:
Psychological assessment, formulation and intervention as appropriate under close supervision of clinical psychologist
Co-facilitating psychologically informed groups
Contributing to the practice of psychologically informed interventions within the team via teaching and developing resources
Evaluating outcomes and writing reports
