Assistant Psychologist

Key Activities: To provide psychological support and assistance to qualified psychologists within Phoenix Psychology, including the administration / scoring of psychometric assessments for both children and adults cognitive & capacity assessments, full psychological assessments and ASD assessments; case management and literature reviews / research and audit activity. To engage directly with clients (adults and children) as required under the direction of qualified psychologists. This may include direct work, observation and shadowing opportunities. To assist qualified psychologists in their formulation of a clients difficulties, and communicating this to other professionals To engage in and support all clinical administrative functions within Phoenix Psychology, including collating clinical data; maintaining clinical files; case management; and maintaining psychometric library / resources. Participating in the creation and delivery of specialist training programmes. Participating in
ongoing training and development opportunities in relation to Continuing Professional Development, including attendance at bi-monthly CPD workshops. General: You will provide support to all psychological services provided within Phoenix Psychology under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist. You will be expected to work at locations in and around our clinic base and in the community as required. There will be travelling involved primarily across Solihull, Coventry, Warwickshire and Birmingham areas therefore having access to a car full time will be required especially as there are no public transport links to Holly Farm. You will ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the clients of diverse community backgrounds and non-discriminatory in nature. You will receive regular clinical professional supervision from a senior clinical psychologist and, where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues. You will also be allocated a mentor from within the
core clinical team. You will advise both your mentor and supervisor on those aspects of the service where psychological and /or organisational matters need addressing. You will utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in all areas of work. You will contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of ethical practice, through active participation in development opportunities. You will input and maintain, appropriate computer and manual information systems, complying with all organisational, data protection and information management requirements. To be noted: This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the Director. This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post
holder. The post holder is expected to comply with all relevant organisational policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information, clinical governance including research governance.