Assistant Psychologist

As an Assistant Psychologist your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Identify patients who may benefit from psychological intervention, following mental health triages and in discussion with the multi-disciplinary team and, where demand exceeds capacity, prioritise according to clinical need, risk presentation and release planning in line with agreed service policy and under the guidance of the qualified psychologist.
• Provide comprehensive psychological assessment, including risk assessment, and develop psychological formulations to support patients and other members of the MDT in making sense of their difficulties in line with agreed guidance from the qualified psychologist.
• Identify and deliver appropriate individual and group interventions to patients in line with the Psychological Therapies Service (PTS) pathways and in line with agreed guidance from the qualified psychologist.
• To monitor and evaluate psychological interventions using appropriate measures as per PTS guidelines.
• To maintain accurate clinical records and keep the PTS dashboard up to date with outcomes data for patient/service and staff outcomes.
• To communicate both verbally and written, highly complex information concerning assessment, formulation and intervention plans to patient.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications, skills and experience required:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology; entitlement to graduate basis for chartered membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society.
• Master’s degree is advantageous.
• Evidence of foundation training in at least one evidence-based psychological framework i.e. CFT, CBT, DBT, ACT 
• Experience of providing evidence based psychological interventions to adults with a range of mental health problems.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.