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Assistant Psychologist

Posting date:	14 July 2025
Salary:	£27,485.00 to £30,162.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£27485.00 - £30162.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	15 July 2025
Location:	Netherfield, MK6 4JH
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	C9333-25-0881

Summary

Job responsibilities For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert. Clinical and administrative To plan and undertake assessments of clients. This may include using motivational interviewing techniques, self-report measures, risk assessment, rating scales, direct and indirect observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. Assessments will involve making judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options, as well as requiring prolonged concentration. To write clinical summaries and care plans based on information gleaned at assessment and present these to the multi-disciplinary team To provide motivational interventions to clients waiting to commence CBT To work in a highly emotive atmosphere with clients with gambling and/or gaming problems on a regular basis, and be able to communicate sensitive and complex information, whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism at all times. May be subject to verbal aggression in individual sessions. To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeutic groups, under the supervision of a qualified member of staff. To liaise with referrers and clients and facilitate the referral process along with administrative staff. To maintain an oversight of client engagement from first contact to discharge To assist managers and senior staff as required to ensure the safe daily operation of the clinic