Assistant Psychologist

The Portsmouth Integrated Learning Disability Service are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join their Psychology provision. You will be joining an 'Outstanding' (CQC rated) friendly, supportive multidisciplinary team dedicated to developing and providing a high-quality service. Within this role, you will work as an active team member, contributing to the development and provision of psychological therapies for service users, their families and wider team, across different evidence-based modalities., To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the Adult Learning Disabilities Service, providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of qualified professional psychologists, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the Integrated Learning Disabilities Services' policies and procedures.

To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. To work directly with individuals and groups of clients in the provision of psychologically based care.

To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological (including neuropsychological) tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.

To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist.

Where applicable, to assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.

To work with other staff to assess clients and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.

To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-motivated professional, with a passion for working with adults with learning disabilities and an interest to progress in their career in a well-established service.

The role is offered as a preceptorship to a band 5.

You will have excellent communication skills and to be able to quickly gain good rapport with people from a range of backgrounds. Good organisational skills and clinical assessment/problem solving skills are also required. Collaborative working with a range of professionals is an important part of this post and it is essential you can work as part of multi-disciplinary teams.

You will receive high quality peer support, team supervision meetings, regular clinical and line management supervision and commitment to personal and professional development.

If you enjoy being a part of a team, are creative, hardworking, seeking a new challenge and want to make a positive difference for people with a learning disability then apply now!

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence