Job Title: Senior Assistant Psychologist
Agency: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Hailsham, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 31,049 – £ 37,796 / Year

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Assistant Psychologist (Band 5, full-time, one-year contract with potential to extend) to join our friendly Psychological Professionals (PP) team based at the Hellingly Centre, which is part of Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Forensic Healthcare Service.

The role is across two secure wards. Assessments and interventions offered include those focused on mental health and those focused on offending behaviour. There will be opportunities to be involved in audit, service development, and evaluation of the outcomes of our work, with the possibility of submitting for publication.

You will join a dedicated multidisciplinary inpatient team and a friendly Psychological Professions team that includes a varied range of practitioners and specialisms. The team prides itself on being supportive, with regular opportunities to think together in team meetings, reflective practice, and team days. You will receive regular supervision from a practitioner psychologist.

Main duties of the job

As part of our experienced psychological therapies team, you will work alongside a clinical or forensic psychologist, aiding assessments and the psychological therapies provision for two wards at the Hellingly Centre. There will be the opportunity to develop your forensic and neuropsychological assessment skills. There will also be the opportunity to be involved in group programmes such as DBT-informed groups or offending behaviour groups. You will attend MDT and PP meetings. You will be supported in thinking about how to achieve the next steps in your career goals.

Key tasks:

• Assessment of individuals and groups.
• Assisting qualified applied psychologists carry out prescribed interventions with individuals or in groups.
• Report writing.
• Audit and service evaluation.
• Literature searches.
• Developing resources.
• Assisting qualified applied psychologists in delivering training for other professionals.

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