Assistant Psychologist- Band 5

Assistant Psychologist- Band 5 Gloucester, England

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Gloucester, England 28407 - 34581 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Acute Inpatient services, Wotton Lawn Hospital, Gloucester:
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is looking to recruit an experienced Assistant Psychologist to work across the acute inpatient wards and psychiatric intensive care unit at Wotton Lawn Hospital. This is a full time post on a fixed term 12-month contract.

Wotton Lawn Hospital has four acute wards and a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU). There is a supportive and enthusiastic psychological team consisting of two clinical psychologists an art psychotherapist and a clinical associate psychologist (CAP). The team support regular trainee placements from the Bath Clinical Doctoral Training Course, undergraduate placements and art psychotherapy trainee placements. Regular service development and research is undertaken in collaboration with GHC research department. Publication is actively supported and encouraged within the team. The Assistant Psychologist will become part of this department working across the acute wards and PICU primarily to support the inpatient team to deliver psychological interventions. In the wider community, psychologists, psychotherapists and art psychotherapists working within Recovery, Assertive Outreach and Early Intervention Teams form complex psychological interventions (CPI).

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  • Promote the psychological health and well-being of service users in the Acute Wards and PICU at Wotton Lawn Hospital.
  • Under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist, to provide psychological interventions to individuals, or groups of service users
  • Under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist to complete audit, service evaluation or research as indicated.
  • Assist in clinically related administration, teaching, and project work
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application

Assistant Psychologist- Band 5
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

www.ghc.nhs.uk
Gloucester, United Kingdom
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