Assistant Psychologist

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to work in the Older People's Mental Health Service at the Julian Hospital, Norwich. You will have a degree in psychology and entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society. You will be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to working clinically with older people or individuals with a diagnosis of dementia, preferably with previous experience of direct care provision.

A key part of this role will involve the delivery of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy to Service Users diagnosed with dementia. Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly and confidently with people from a range of backgrounds will therefore be of the utmost importance, as will be the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team. As you will be providing input across a wide urban and rural area, some degree of travel will be required.

The post will involve working within the Community Mental Health and Memory Assessment and Treatment Teams as part of the Older People's Mental Health Service, including both community and inpatient services. Clinical duties will include assisting in the provision of direct clinical services to clients, their families and other carers, and facilitate access to evidence informed psychological practice by supporting the use of psychologically informed assessments, protocols, guidelines and procedures by other members of the MDT.

Non-clinical work will include assisting with audits, service evaluation and service development as well as participating in Quality Improvement projects. The postholder will also be expected to update the patient record via electronic recording systems including risk assessments and care plans. Regular supervision will be provided by a Clinical Psychologist to support the post holder and there will be opportunities to participate in team development and local training sessions.

We also have well established links with the local clinical psychology training course.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking…