Assistant Psychologist

Job summary

Main duties of the job

1.To undertake protocol-based psychological assessments of clients, applying psychological (including neuropsychological) tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care. To use analytical judgement skills in assessing clients 1-to-1.

2.To contribute to the Autism Spectrum Condition diagnostic clinic, via the delivery of structured assessments and the provision of post-diagnostic support.

3.To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, under supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist in a community setting.

4.To monitor the application of psychological methods and approaches offered to clients along with the Clinical Psychologist.

5.To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups (e.g. post-diagnostic support groups for clients with Autism Spectrum Condition).

6.To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service.

7.To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.

8.To provide advice and information to carers and staff on the treatment and management of psychological health care needs of clients.

Job responsibilities

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence