Assistant Psychologist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Chwefror 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £27,485.00 i £30,162.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27485.00 - £30162.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 27 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Chelmsford, CM1 7LF |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9364-26-0158 |
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ROLE SUMMARY You will support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients, supporting neuropsychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified/ senior professional psychologist according to a plan agreed with the qualified/ senior psychologist and within the overall framework of the Trust's policies and procedures. This will be through both direct and indirect work. You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multidisciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7- day a week, 24- hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts where appropriate, and as operationally required. You will also be expected to work in an increasingly shared and busy team environment, which includes hot desking, travelling across sites and working in the community; working in care home and inpatient settings will be also expected. In delivering your duties you are expected to display behaviours that are aligned with the Trust values and in accordance with the NHS Constitution at all times KEY RESPONSIBILITIES CLINICAL Please note that this role outline serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities you may be expected to undertake during the course of your normal duties. It is not an exhaustive list and you will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band. Core Clinical Function Support neuropsychological assessments and therapy interventions under close supervision Deliver group sessions for example psycho-education and therapeutic groups, including our signature Mild Cognitive Impairment group intervention, implementation of therapy or other aspects of care, under clinical supervision Attend MDT meetings to provide input, learn about patients, agree care plans Enable service user families and carers to address issues which affect their health and social wellbeing Provide psycho-social intervention, education and support to develop service users' understanding of dementia and other mental health difficulties Liaise with staff in a variety of settings, ensuring that teams are able to respond effectively and efficiently to the needs of people with dementia and/or mental health difficulties in their care Ensure the maintenance of accurate and timely documentation / records on all service users in line with professional code and Trust policy Core Non- Clinical Function Assist in the continuing development of a high quality service (for example, through data collection and analysis, the use and analysis of patient reported outcome measures or other service user feedback, health and safety audit, team risk assessment etc.) that is underpinned by evidence based practice, care pathways / packages and NICE and DH Guidance Jointly and individually ensure the service meets the agreed performance / contractual targets and adheres to local and government initiatives Contribute to maintaining databases (e. g. patient databases, waiting list / caseload databases, research record etc.) and writing reports Support the delivery of training where appropriate for other professionals Assist in service development reviews Assist in audits Contribute to the ongoing development of the Mid Psychology SDFS team ADDITIONAL DUTIES In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role; Complete mandatory training in line with Trust policy and procedures relevant to the Band 4 competency framework Participate in the staff appraisal process PTo keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy Provide management supervision where appropriate Take allocated annual leave Attend local work groups Participate in research Participate in audits