Clinical Psychology Assistant Practitioner

The person appointed will have a psychology degree (2.1 minimum and eligible for graduate basis for charted membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society) or a masters degree in psychology. Experience of working with people who experience mental health difficulties, learning difficulties or psychological/behavioural problems is essential. A basic understanding of psychopathology and ability/experience in interviewing clients is required. Knowledge of research methodology, computer literacy, experience of data analysis, and a high level of written communication skills are required.

service has good access to the regional post qualification training scheme and

good links with the University of Leeds Doctoral Training course in clinical psychology,

to which it regularly provides clinical placements to doctoral trainees.

further information, please contact Dr Ruth Hunter (Principal Clinical

Psychologist) or Jo Robinson (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) on 01422 262377.

Please note that if there is a high volume of applications received, we

reserve the right to close this advert early.

the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements

(salary threshold or occupational requirements) set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor

candidates to work in the UK. For this reason, unfortunately we are unable to

sponsor anyone on a visa for this role at this moment in time.

job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake

other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.

The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the

postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.

To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients

within the service, across all sectors of care; providing psychological

assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a HCPC

registered Practitioner Psychologist, working independently according to a plan

agreed with a HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist and within the overall

framework of the teams policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related

administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of

audit and / or research projects, teaching and project work.

1.

To undertake protocol based psychological

assessments of clients applying psychological theory, including

neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and

indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients,

family members and others involved in the clients care.

2.

To assist in the formulation and delivery of

care plans involving the psychological treatment and / or management of a

clients problems, under the supervision of a HCPC

registered Practitioner Psychologist.

3.

To assist in the coordination and running of

therapeutic groups or clinical projects.

4.

To work with other staff to assess community

patients and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.

5.

To assist in the development of a psychological

based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the

service, across all settings where care takes place.

6.

To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.

7. To respect diversity. To treat everyone with dignity and respect

and act in ways that acknowledge and recognise peoples expressed beliefs,

preferences and choices.

responsibilities (clinical)

1.

To use highly developed IT skills.

2.

To access knowledge through Internet searches

(e.g. Psych.Lit, Medline) to keep up to date with clinical and professional

development

3.

For the preparation and presentation of

materials of effective teaching and training (e.g. power point, graphic

representations) to record and analyse data for research and audit (e.g.

databases, spreadsheets, statistical analysis packages e.g. SPPS).

4.

To create graphs or charts to collate or

summarise data on individual interventions or treatment programmes.

5.

To assist in producing visual or material or

user friendly information for interventions with clients.

For full job description, please see attached supporting

documents.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants

are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application

forms. Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is

strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before

selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to

enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application

form.

are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health

and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,

Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are

the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is

to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this

by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ

staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a

difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage

and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value

diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being

a foundation Trust means were accountable to our

members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people

(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join

us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving

the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and

help each year.

are committed

to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and

vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this

commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Training

Desirable: - Further post-graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

Qualifications

Essential: - An Honours degree in Psychology (2:1).; - Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.

Special Knowledge & Skills

Experience

Essential: - Practical experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities and/or psychological/behavioural/ neurological problems.

Physical Attributes

Personal Attributes

Desirable: - An interest in working with people with mental health problems.; - A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology.