Assistant Psychologist

We are looking to appoint 2 x Assistant Psychologists to work on the Acute Mental Health wards at Longreach House.

The roles will include a mixture of clinical work including group and individual work. There will be work with the ward teams supporting reflective practice and team formulation.

This is an exciting time to be joining the ward teams as we are implementing a new psychology model which will need evaluation, so this role provides opportunities for service development and evaluation.

These roles are supported by a full time Clinical Psychologist based on site and a wider inpatient psychology team who work together across wards.

To work as a fully integrated member of the multidisciplinary teams working within the Acute Care pathway, according to a plan agreed with the service teams and the supervising psychologist.

To support and enhance the professional psychological care of patients within the designated services by providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist working within the service, and by working independently according to a plan agreed with the service teams and the supervising psychologist.

To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of outcome statistics, and/or other project work as appropriate and agreed with the service teams and supervising psychologist.

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.