Assistant Psychologist

Posting date:	20 June 2025
Salary:	£26,530.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£26530.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	04 July 2025
Location:	Sheffield, S10 3FE
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	U0007-25-2006

Summary

General Duties To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping, including electronic data entry and recording, and report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance, in accordance with professional codes of practice, the law and Riverdale Grange policies and procedures. To maintain patient confidentiality working within and demonstrating responsibilities under the Caldicott principles: Justify the purpose of using confidential information, only use this when necessary, use the minimum required, access is restricted to need to know (circle of trust), understand and comply with the law. To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to adolescents and adults with eating disorders. To ensure that in all aspects of professional activity (e.g. communication with patients, relatives, colleagues, as well as in the assessment, development/ delivery of interventions) issues of diversity are sensitively considered. To ensure that patients are appropriately involved in relevant aspects of their care and are empowered to express their views in a responsive environment enabling such views to be assimilated/incorporated into continued service development. Additional Duties This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities or duties and in discussion with the MDT/Clinical Psychologist/Senior Management Team addition duties might be required in line with skills and knowledge. See full job description and person specification as downloadable documents