NHS
Job title:
Assistant Psychologist – Eating Disorders CYP
Company
NHS
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity for another AP to join our Eating Disorder service. We have a large team focusing on various pathways from home intervention to Arfid. This role is primarily focused on the development and implementation of the Arfid pathway, where you will work with a principal and consultant psychologist to develop this.Job details below.Carry out clinically related administration, conduct service audits, collect various statistics, complex statistical analysis to determine possible improvements and areas for the Service leads to address.Creating and facilitating groups or interventions to young people and their families. To offer and provide low intensity psychological interventions to individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Providing low intensity psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist. Working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s and Trust’s policies and procedures.Main duties of the job
- Responding to referrals made to in an appropriate and timely manner.
- Creating formats for complex data reports
- Exporting reports and creating graphs and presentations to a very high standard, often used at senior managerial meetings.
- Researching workshop materials and subsequently creating workshop presentations
- Creating leaflets and information booklets to promote the service
- Ensuring client data is accurately recorded; mistakes corrected and brought to Psychological leads’s attention.
- Carrying out one to one therapeutic interventions: such as Cognitive Behavioural Approaches with guidance, support and advice from a qualified Psychologist.
- Carrying out one to one therapeutic interventions: assertiveness, confidence building, building self-esteem, anxiety management etc with guidance, support and advice from a qualified Psychologist.
- Monitoring care pathway movements of clients
- Creating and maintaining spread sheets to record data not stored by the in house system.
- Expanding psychological knowledge by reading relevant literature
- Attending regular supervision sessions with qualified psychologist
- Creating, recording and monitoring Patient Experience Questionnaires, highlighting any concerns to the Team Leader
- Carrying out interventions and assessments for young people within the Neurodevelopmental Pathway including the scoring and presentation of data
About usCoventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support groups
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.Date posted20 September 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number444-6639793-CGJob locationsWood End health care centre67a Deedmore RoadCoventryCV2 1XAJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached job specification for further details on this very exciting new role in our team. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached job specification for further details on this very exciting new role in our team.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
- Good degree in Psychology AND Some experience of working with people in a caring role.
- Adhering to a relevant code of ethics
Knowledge and SkillsEssential
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, relating to complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients. Ability to learn to offer psychological therapy / psycho-education to suitable clients in a manner consistent with the service
- Ability to manage own clinical practice, caseload and time, with supervision
- Participate and undertake audit evaluation and research. Completed clinical audits within a service
ExperienceEssential
- Relevant experience in psychological difficulties such as anxiety and depression. Experience of working with people preferably within mental health services
- Ability to meet agreed / specified service targets. Working in a manner consistent with the service.
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
- Good degree in Psychology AND Some experience of working with people in a caring role.
- Adhering to a relevant code of ethics
Knowledge and SkillsEssential
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, relating to complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients. Ability to learn to offer psychological therapy / psycho-education to suitable clients in a manner consistent with the service
- Ability to manage own clinical practice, caseload and time, with supervision
- Participate and undertake audit evaluation and research. Completed clinical audits within a service
ExperienceEssential
- Relevant experience in psychological difficulties such as anxiety and depression. Experience of working with people preferably within mental health services
- Ability to meet agreed / specified service targets. Working in a manner consistent with the service.
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
Expected salary
£29970 – 36483 per year
Location
Coventry
Job date
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:15:48 GMT
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