Assistant Psychologist

The post holder will be accountable to the Clinical Lead Psychologist for the team. They will be working with Beech service users and with HPFT service users in the community who reach the threshold for the Community Forensic Team for assessment and intervention. Beech LSU is a 15 bed unit for adult males detained in hospital through the criminal justice system., Assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a service user's difficulties, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist Assist in the delivery and evaluation of group treatment programmes Work with other members of the staff team to assess service users and review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews & CPA meetings Attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings

• Psychology.Honours Degree (minimum 2:1) in Psychology, accredited by the British Psychological Society., Training in risk assessment measures, e.g. HCR20v3., Experience of working with individuals with complex needs including developmental disorders, mental illness and forensic issues.
• Experience of communicating with clients who have severe limitations in comprehension and expression
Desirable criteria
• Experience of working across a range of care settings including out-patient, in-patient, community and residential care settings., Good knowledge of relevant psychological theories, psychometric assessment and associated literature, High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive., An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a forensic context
  
  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. 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.