Assistant Psychologist
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,970.00 to £36,483.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £29970.00 - £36483.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bridgwater, TA6 5AT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9184-25-0984 |
Summary
*Assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required *Undertake data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes. *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. *To support Clinical Psychologists in undertaking assessments of service users. This may include practicing and administering neuropsychological measures, risk assessments, self-report measures, rating scales and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the service user's care. *To access electronic patient record systems and extract pertinent information to assist psychological assessment and formulation. *To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving planned psychological interventions to address issues under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist. *To co-facilitate therapeutic groups e.g., Emotional Skills, wellbeing, memory strategies and cognitive stimulation. *To assist Clinical Psychologists in the delivery of staff training and support, facilitating the acquisition of psychological skills. *To effectively communicate psychological information with other professions and agencies *To effectively use clinical supervision to reflect on, plan and evaluate clinical work. *To prioritise own workload to achieve goals agreed and review at intervals with the Clinical Psychologist *The applicant will need the ability to travel by car to different locations across Somerset.