Assistant Psychologist

South Shropshire Community Mental Health Service in Ludlow welcomes applications to a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist. This is permanent post working 37.5 hours per week within the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Care Group. In the role you will support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the service, providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with the Clinical/Counselling Psychologist and within the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. You will work with outpatients and staff of the primary and secondary care mental health services. You will assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. In Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Care Group we have an active Psychology Group with regular Business and Topic Meetings, and opportunities to shadow psychologists in other roles and settings.,

• To deliver a group programme for PCN Aligned Psychology
• To assist in the co-ordination and running of therapeuticgroups.
• To communicate and liaise with staff from otherdisciplines.
• To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of theservice.
• To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary pathwaymeetings.
• Provide advice, guidance and support to service users to enhance awareness of their psychologicalneeds
• Assessment and formulation and some 1:1 intervention
• Linking with wider CMHS at MDT
• Facilitation of the group programme, working as a small team, developing further groups if needed.
  
  Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.
We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems. We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.