Clinical Associate in Psychology

Job overview

The Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams provide care for working age adults who are experiencing severe mental health difficulties. In accord with national plans we have been operationalising significant changes to our services to improve the mental health of our Leicestershire population, and psychological aspects of support have specifically been developed and expanded.

We are looking for a qualified Clinical Associate in Psychology to join us. The Neighbourhood Team is multidisciplinary, including Peer Support Workers, Health Care Support Workers, Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatric Nurses and Occupational Therapists, and teams work closely with Social Services.

In the multidisciplinary setting you will have opportunity to acquire a range of psychology skills, and do so with the support and supervision of a qualified psychologist in that team. You will also join a psychology team that meet regularly for learning, clinical and service development discussion, and peer support. There will be internal training to help you to fulfil this role.

A key feature of this role is learning to assess, formulate and deliver psychological therapy to individuals on a one to one basis, as well as evaluating progress. You would also apply formulation skills to support the team to work with those individuals for whom individual therapy is not appropriate.

Main duties of the job

Be capable of making judgements about the needs of individuals, the identification of potential risks, and the possible requirement for more specialist assessment and treatment.

Be capable of weighing conflicting components pertaining to a complex problem or situation.

Monitor their own effectiveness with each patient and/or the presenting problem, to determine whether consultation or supervision from a colleague is required.

Ensure referral to designated supervisor is promptly made when case complexity falls out with their own range of competency.

Be capable of monitoring a situation or intervention by some formal means of evaluation, and be able to modify the plan, treatment or intervention to obtain a better outcome.

Be capable of balancing the welfare rights of the individual against the duty of care to the wider community where the behaviour of a patient is likely to pose a significant risk to themselves and others Participate in the clinical governance activity of the team.

Job responsibilities

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