Assistant Psychologist

This is a newly created role for an Assistant Psychologist to work on a male acute psychiatric ward (Evans Ward) in busy and diverse Lewisham. The post-holder will join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team offering psychologically informed input to adults experiencing an acute mental health inpatient admission. They will also form part of a small and friendly Psychology and Psychotherapy team across the wider Ladywell Unit and will work under the close supervision of experienced psychologists and psychotherapists.

The role will involve a mixture of group and individual contact with service users, multi-disciplinary team working and clinically relevant administrative and auditing tasks.

The role offers a valuable development opportunity for someone with a strong first degree in psychology and some relevant clinical experience to further progress their career. Supervised and working alongside qualified psychologists and psychotherapists, the post is highly suitable for a candidate who aspires to pursue further training within the psychological therapy professions.,

• Co-facilitate psycho-educational group interventions on the ward


• Offer 1:1 psychologically informed interventions, such as psycho-education and emotion regulation to service users


• Maintain the psychology and psychotherapy referrals database under guidance from qualified staff


• Support audit and quality improvement activities within the team


• Conduct thorough reviews of service users history to create chronology documents to inform case formulation and intervention planning


• To develop skills in Positive Behaviour Support planning for patients presenting with behaviour that challenges


• Contribute to the wider Ladywell Psychology and Psychotherapy team activities as appropriate


• Carry out clinically relevant administrative tasks as required
  
  The Ladywell Unit is a friendly and dynamic psychiatric inpatient unit in busy, diverse Lewisham. The Psychology and Psychotherapy team is small but growing, with lots of plans for service development that will improve the experience of our service users. We are passionate about addressing inequalities in acute mental health care and challenging discrimination in all its forms. While the work is often short-term and time-limited due to the fast-paced nature of acute inpatient admissions, we believe each and every contact with a service user or their family/carer has the potential to improve their experience and outcome.