Assistant Psychologist - Tees Personality and Relational Service

• complex safety and risk planning, including multi-agency safety plans
• contributing to multidisciplinary discussions about a patient's diagnosis, treatment and care plan
• Developing formulations by reading notes, investigating histories etcwith a focus on understanding risk
• working directly with service users supporting with safety planning, short interventions if appropriate
• Supporting the supervision of staff teams
• Supporting teaching and training on Structured Clinical Management and topics related to complex emotional needs.
• Evaluation of the service
• Literature reviews related to the client group

You'll be supervised by a registered practitioner psychologist with overall clinical responsibility for the patients you work with.

You will also be provided with ongoing supervision to help you engage in self-reflection, seek and respond to feedback, and develop your professional knowledge and skills.

You'll need to keep clear written records, draft reports, evaluations and document safety plans / multi-agency plans.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Essential: - Experience of communicating sensitive information; - Experience of work interacting with the public; - An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities; - An awareness of the application of psychology to health care; - Demonstrate an awareness of confidentiality within healthcare; - Awareness of the British Psychological Society Code of Conduct; - Awareness of systemic barriers to accessing psychological services/healthcare for minoritised communities

Desirable: - Experience as a psychology assistant (paid or voluntary); - Experience working with people with mental health distress, learning disabilities or neurodiversity (paid or voluntary); - Experience of clinical audit, research or service evaluation.; - Experience using statistical software packages e.g. R Studio; - Experience of using psychometric assessments; - Awareness of increasing access to psychological services/healthcare for minoritised communities.; - An ability to apply psychological knowledge to the population described in the job advert

Essential: - Ability to communicate information (verbal and written) effectively in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation; - Record Keeping (within agreed timescale); - Methodical and accurate approach to data collection and analysis.; - Competence in using psychometric assessment tools (within agreed timescale); - Breakaway techniques (within agreed timescale); - Awareness of the need to learn and develop through a variety of methods and experiences.

Desirable: - Experience of clinical report writing

Essential: - Some experience of people using services in psychological, mental health and/or social care settings. This may include, for example, personal experience or supporting a family member to access services; - Experience in discussing and responding to issues related to cultural diversity, intersectionality and inclusivity, including working with vulnerable groups (e.g. those for whom English is not their first language)

Essential: - Degree in psychology.; - Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

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