Psychology Assistant

Older Peoples' Mental Health services have been going through a significant period of transformation and change. This includes an innovative approach to Older People who are living with severe and enduring mental health difficulties. This assistant role will involve working with older people with emotional needs within the functional mental health inpatient setting of the ward, Maister Court., The main assistant psychology role within this service will involve:
+ The collection of assessment data (including information from the service-user and family)
+ Review of psychiatric files
+ Contribution to formulation
+ Contribution to behavioural management plans
+ Delivery of interventions within the ward (with the opportunity to contribute to and explore some community settings within the wider service as part of annual leave or sickness cover if it arises). These interventions include coping with emotion, pain, sleep, solution focus approach and anxiety management., This post will be subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period where applicable, further details would be included within any offer letter.
Where operationally feasible the Trust supports agile working, there is an expectation of attendance of 1 day per week at a Trust site as a minimum operationally. Unless specifically stated in the advert that a role will have home as the base of work, all roles will have the option to work from a Trust base if remote working is not for you.
If required for the post the ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport would be essential.
We will apply for a Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service for the successful candidate if this is required for the post. Anyone applying for a position which involves a regulated activity will require an enhanced Disclosure & Barring check and that the disclosure will, where appropriate to the role, include information against the Independent Safeguarding Authority barred lists for working with children or working with adults or both.
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If you are not contacted by the Trust within six weeks of the closing date of the vacancy, your application will have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We would however like to thank you for the interest you have shown in the Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.
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We are looking for someone who is motivated and enthusiastic with good verbal and written communication skills, good organisational skills, with the ability to work flexibly as part of a multidisciplinary team.

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