Band 4 Assistant Psychologist Lowestoft, England
Job description
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly motivated Assistant Psychologist to join our team here at the Dragonfly Unit.
The post sits within a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team dedicated to the delivery of recovery focused interventions for young people with a range of mental health difficulties.
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.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We are close to London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops, and theatres.
We can accommodate some flexible working in line with the service need.
Benefits included with this role are:
- Free car parking
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physiotherapy service
- gym membership
- NHS discounts and many more.
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
