Senior Assistant Psychologist

Job overview

We are seeking a full-time Band 5 Assistant Psychologist to support with the development and delivery of the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) service across Greater Manchester.

The role will involve undertaking psychological assessments, developing psychological formulations and delivering individual psychological interventions, to a cohort of people who have been sentenced to community orders and subject to a Primary Care Mental Health Treatment Requirement order. The role will involve providing psychological interventions for depression, anxiety, emotion dysregulation.

This post is placed in a challenging but rewarding environment and we are seeking a senior assistant psychologist with strong clinical and interpersonal skills who can manage and respond to the dynamic needs of the team, the client group and the environment, to ensure that provision is accessible and appropriate.

The service is provided across the whole of the Greater Manchester footprint and service operational hours is Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

The postholder is required to complete the HMPPS vetting and must be able to travel across the Greater Manchester footprint

Main duties of the job

To undertake psychological assessments of clients including semi-structured clinical interviews, psychometric tests, self-report measures, rating scales, and both direct and indirect structured observations, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.

To assist in the formulation and delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.

To work closely with other key professionals involved in service users care and management to improve psychological well-being and reduce the risk of harm.

To assist in developing specific plans for ongoing recommendations and to support the delivery and signposting of these where appropriate.

To contribute to the development and delivery of training packages on the Primary care MHTR service and common mental health problems.

To work alongside service users, probation practitioners, the wider court user group and Community Health and Justice staff team, to reduce the risk of reoffending and enhance the provision of a safe environment.

To, where appropriate, support the team in the design, delivery, review and evaluation of the MHTR service. This will include co-facilitating aspects of the service and completing pre-and post follow up evaluations and documentation where required.

To contribute to effective risk assessment and management strategies that ensure liaison with all relevant stakeholders in an individual’s care, and service user involvement where possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.