Assistant PsychologistNHS

Job summary

The Adult Neurodevelopmental Service follows a person-centred, needs-led approach to delivering support to individuals, their families, carers, supporters and other services/ professionals involved in their care.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within Adult Neurodevelopmental service (ADHD and Autism) to have significant input into the diagnostic process of the Neurodevelopmental service pathways. The Adult Neurodevelopmental service working alongside CPG, are welcoming and friendly, share a common interest and passion for neurodiversity. The team have a wide range of skills and qualifications, based at Val Waterhouse Centre.

Main duties of the job

The current priority for the service is to focus on the efficiencies of the assessment and diagnostic process based on the waiting list initiative, to meet the needs of our population and the increasing demand on the service. The service pride themselves in providing a full NICE-compliant diagnostic assessment, and the AP role is pivotal to the diagnostic pathway, undertaking an expected number of Specialist assessments (such as DIBA-5, 3Di, and ADOS screening tools) and working collaboratively with the team to provide a multi-disciplinary team approach for reaching a decision on whether service users meet the threshold for a diagnosis. There will also be opportunities to enhance your psychological skills, such as involvement in the support pathways, undertaking groups, etc. You will also receive adequate supervision by clinicians in the team and a Consultant Psychologist.

Job description

1. To undertake, under the supervision of a qualified professional, protocol based and evidence based assessments of clients applying psychological awareness, including neuro-psychological tests and information gathering, undertaking screening tools utilized for a Specialist assessment (such as DIVA-5, 3Di and ADOS), self-report measures, rating scales, direct structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.

2. To attend and contribute to the decision making process, and attending weekly multi-disciplinary meetings.

3. To partake in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups where possible.

4. To form and maintain relationships with Psychology colleagues, multidisciplinary staff within CPG community services and Navigo's Mental Health services.

5. To assist, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.

6. To assist in the formulation and delivery of care involving the psychological treatment and/or management of client problems, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional.

Teaching, training and supervision

1. In common with all psychologists, to receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.

2. To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS as agreed with the psychologist to whom they are accountable.

3. To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties

4. To contribute, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, to the training and support of other staff in psychological care.

Management, recruitment and service development

1. To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required.

2. To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed.

3. The post holder will be required to attend and contribute, where appropriate, to relevant meetings that the Adult Neurodiversity service are required to attend, and the regular professional meetings of the Adult Psychology Specialty and other Departmental meetings.

IT responsibilities

1. The post holder will input and maintain, appropriate computer and manual clinical records and statistical data and provide this to the Service Manager/Head of Specialty when necessary.

2. The postholder will engage in relevant computer and IT training as required for Systmone.

3. To assist, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in the development, design and implementation of relevant IT projects.

Research and service evaluation

1. As an element of the post, to assist, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, in the design and implementation of audit and research projects.

2. To undertake data collection and, under the direct supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, the analysis and production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes.

3. To undertake searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified clinical psychologists in evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

4. To familiarise themselves with, and to comply with, Navigo's requirements on research governance.

General

1. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the postholders professional and team/operational manager(s).

2. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society and Navigo policies and procedures.

3. To prepare test materials and visual aids as required.

4. To undertake specific administrative duties as required.

5. To perform other duties of a similar kind appropriate to the grade, which may be required from time to time by their Psychology Manager.

About us

Hello!

We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health and well-being, an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health services to the NHS and beyond.

The whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.

We offer a range of mental health services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and an outstanding specialist eating disorder facility.

Ranked as one of the top UK companies to work for, we feature in the Best Companies top 100 large company list.

As a social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commercially viable businesses that provide training, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby Garden Centre.

Working at Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it.

We like to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.

Come and Join us !

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