JOB DESCRIPTION 1. JOB IDENTIFICATION. Job Title: Assistant Clinical Psychologist : Adult. Department: Psychological Services

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1 JOB DESCRIPTION 1. JOB IDENTIFICATION Job Title: Assistant Clinical Psychologist : Adult Department: Psychological Services Accountable to: Consultant Adult Psychology. Job Holder Reference: MHS472 No of Job Holders: 1 2. JOB PURPOSE To assist the Psychological Therapy Adult Lead in the collection and collation of information required to inform the development of a new Primary Care Mental Health Strategy. To work with the Psychological Therapy Adult Lead to collate and report on data relating to demand capacity, activity and queue (DCAQ) within MH services on an ongoing basis. Collect and analyse relevant data to evaluate developments, test hypotheses, assess improvements. Help with Outcome measurement and reporting systems. Provide assistance to colleagues in the mental health service to analyse information. Undertake routine service audit and service evaluation Supervised individual and group clinical work: min of 1 day a week. 3. ORGANISATIONAL POSITION Accountable to Psychological Therapy Adult Lead. 4. SCOPE AND RANGE Close working with Health Information systems team, team managers and administration staff. Liaison with referrers, team colleagues, department colleagues and stakeholders Participation in specific reading, audit and evaluation of clinical records and referrals. Limited, supervised clinical work as appropriate OUR VALUES IN ACTION Care and Compassion Quality and Teamwork Dignity and Respect Openness, honesty and responsibility

2 5. MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES Assist in the development of appropriate systems for the recording and collating of data to inform and audit a newly configured service Work with relevant managers and clinical leads to look at methods of demand and capacity management. 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 clinical psychologist. Draft clinical reports as required Undertake CPD, attend personal clinical supervision sessions, internal and external training 6. SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT A range of psychometric tests measuring: a. Cognitive capacity and deficits b. Psychological maturation c. Mood and emotional state d. Specific behaviours Routine recording of: a. Clinical work and outcomes b. Patient contacts c. Data generated by audits Use of a personal computer a. Word b. EXCEL c. Power point d. Outlook e. SPSS f. Access g. Project databases h. Internet search engines 7. DECISIONS AND JUDGEMENTS Plans and prioritises own workload with minimal direction from manager Day to day decisions requiring good judgements and analysis of a range of alternatives Supervised interpretation of performance and scores on psychometric tests Decides best course of action within clinical sessions Comments on proposals Works within departmental, occupational and professional guidelines 8. COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS Routine communication by: Telephone Letters Face to face-one to one, small groups and large groups Requires empathy, understanding and the ability to deal with barriers to understanding including; hostility and antagonism and a highly emotive atmosphere

3 Functional Relationships with: Lead Clinician - being managed, supervised and supported Other professionals/agencies- liaison and training Day to Day supervision by designated Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Works closely with Service Co-ordinator 9. PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB Driving for up to an hour at a time at least once during most working days Remaining seated for periods of up to 2 hours when with patients Prolonged concentration for psychometric testing and patient interventions Administering practical tests of abilities following very precise procedures 10. MOST CHALLENGING/DIFFICULT PARTS OF THE JOB Building close working relationships with a wide range of service providers Devising evaluation systems that are accurate and reliable Co-ordinating working week to achieve multiple objectives within tight time scales

4 PERSON SPECIFICATION - Assistant Psychologist - Adult Essential Desirable How Tested 1 Qualifications An upper second class honours degree psychology. Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis. Evidence examination results of 2 Experience 3 Skills Use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint to produce reports, analyse data and presentation of findings. High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be emotive. Able to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines and agencies. Able to work independently, reliably and consistently Able to use own initiative Some research and audit skills Highly competent with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint General administrative experience within an office environment. Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities High standard of report writing. Experience using SPSS or other statistical packages An understanding of psychology applied to health care. Able to create spreadsheets, pivot tables, automated data analysis and easy to use reports. Interview/applicati on Interview/ application 4 Personal qualities An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines. To be reasonable, intelligent, attentive, responsible and committed Interview/ application An ability to interact with people with mental health problems. Other Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively. Interview/ application Full UK driving Licence

5 TERMS AND CONDITIONS Grade and salary: Hours of work: Annual leave: Public Holidays: Superannuation: Band 4: 20,302-22,910 per annum pro rata 37.5 hours per week, Fixed Term for 12 months 27 Days per annum (pro rata) Details of other types of leave entitlement (such as sick leave) are set out in the Agenda for Change handbook. 8 days per annum (pro rata) on dates designated by NHS Borders The post-holder is entitled to join the NHS superannuation pension scheme. If Unsuccessful: If you have NOT heard from us within 4 WEEKS of the closing date, then we regret that your application has not been successful on this occasion. However, we appreciate your interest in working with NHS Borders and your time and effort in completing the application form. We would welcome your application for future posts. Equal Opportunities: In NHS Borders, we believe that all staff should be treated equally in employment. We will not discriminate against any member of staff, or job applicant, on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation. Trade Union membership. Disclosure checks: We carry out criminal record checks on new staff who fall within certain staff groups within NHS Borders, through Disclosure Scotland. We send out Disclosure Forms to all shortlisted candidates for these staff groups, and ask for these to be completed and returned at interview. If a successfulat-interview candidate forgets to bring their completed form to interview, then they will be required to return the form (and proofs of identity) within 7 days, otherwise the provisional job offer will be withdrawn. Unsuccessful candidates forms will be shredded. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act does not apply to this post. Tobacco policy: We have a Tobacco policy in place. When selecting staff, we do not discriminate against applicants who smoke, but staff must observe our policy on smoking. Hepatitis B: We offer Hepatitis B immunisation through our Occupational Health Service (OHS). If you think you may be at risk of contracting Hepatitis B through your job, you should ask for this immunisation at OHS.

6 If your work involves exposure-prone procedures, you must keep to the document Protecting Health Care Workers and Patients from Hepatitis B, and the NHSiS Management Executive Directive on this issue. You must be immune to Hepatitis B, and if you cannot prove that you are immune, OHS will investigate to find out whether you are Hepatitis B positive or not. Health and Safety at Work: You must look after the health and safety of yourself and anyone else who may be affected by what you do at work. You must also co-operate with us to make sure that we keep to legal and organisational safety regulations. You can get more information from the NHS Borders Health & Safety Adviser. The closing date for completed application forms is: 5pm on Friday 9 June 2017