Assistant Psychologist - HMP
| Posting date: | 11 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,485.00 to £30,162.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485.00 - £30162.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 August 2025 |
| Location: | Leyland, PR26 8NE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9350-25-0997 |
Summary
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of service users within the service, across all relevant sectors; providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with the supervising qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. To assist in clinically-related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. Under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist: To work with potentially distressing material in relation to service users personal histories and possible offending behaviour, risks to self and others, and additional security requirements as integral to a secure environment. To undertake psychological assessments of service users which may include a range of psychometric assessments, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, carers and others involved in the clients care. To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems. To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups. To work with other disciplines to assess residents and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews. To assist in the development of a psychological framework of understanding and care to all service users of the service, across all care settings. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings as directed by the qualified psychologists. To use a degree of initiative and work independently with service users on planned pieces of work and to exercise judgment based on good practice and operating procedures. To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines and directorate policy. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of duties and responsibilities.