Assistant Psychologist

The role of the Assistant Psychologist in ESE Talking Therapies is to support the work of staff in the Primary Care Service, including providing psychological assessment and interventions under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist or CBT therapist. To assist in audit and data collection and the development of research and innovation projects. To work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified Psychologist and within the overall framework of HPFT's policies and procedures.

• An honours degree or higher in Psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society., Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice or research design and analysis, Experience of work with people with mental health problems.
• Understanding of and compliance with relevant professional standards and practice.
• Experience of using computers for data analysis, especially Excel and SPSS for Windows.
• High standard of report writing.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with common mental health problems.
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a primary care context.
Desirable criteria
• Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
• Experience and knowledge of undertaking audit in clinical services.
  
  The NHS Talking Therapies Service in East and South East Hertfordshire, covering Welwyn, Ware, Bishops Stortford and surrounding towns and villages, is looking to employ an Assistant Psychologist.
The Assistant Psychologist plays a central role in ensuring our service is of the best quality, with the best outcomes for our service users. Hertfordshire was one of the original 11 Pathfinder sites for the development of Talking Therapies Services, commencing in 2007/8 and has since developed through 1st and 2nd wave expansion sites to provide a well resourced and innovative Talking Therapies service across the whole of the county. Our Trust has been awarded 'Outstanding' status by the Care quality Commission and our Talking Therapies Service is APPS accredited., Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services. The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout, HPFT supports people with mental ill health, learning disabilities and autism across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk and Essex. We employ around 4,500 people who deliver these services within the community and in inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services and medium and low secure learning disabilities services. We have operated as a NHS Foundation Trust since our authorisation in August 2007.