Assistant Psychologist

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Criminal Justice & Liaison & Diversion (CJLD) service. The role work across CJLD with a focus on the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) pathway alongside colleagues in the Probation and Courts Service. You will also be part of the wider psychology team in Forensic Services, providing access to a network of peer support and supervision.
CJLD aims to improve health and justice outcomes for adults and children who come into contact with the youth and criminal justice systems where a range of complex needs are identified as factors in their offending behaviour. CJLD is integrated with the whole range of justice, health, social and voluntary support agencies and take awareness of a range of inter-related projects and developing initiatives.
MHTR is one of three treatment options available to the court when considering sentencing options. MHTR is designed to help people who experience mental health difficulties as an opportunity to engage with treatment while still receiving a community sentence: a form of diversion within, rather than away from, the criminal justice system. This treatment is delivered by the MHTR pathway under the direction of a Clinical/Forensic Psychologist. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an inclusive, psychologically led service providing psychosocial interventions as part of court ordered community sentences.

Main duties of the job
You will join a dedicated team who make a difference to patients, carers and the teams you work with. You will contribute to the effective running of MHTR pathway by being a motivated and supportive team member. You will deliver evidence-based assessment and intervention and will support the patient's recovery journey. You will show a good balance of initiation and seeking support and direction. You will be able to develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users who may have a range of complex needs.
For MHTR this will mean working with agreed case formulations and plans of care, ensuring models of psychological intervention delivered are appropriate, evidence based and trauma-informed. Developing and maintaining robust relationships with partner agencies is key, therefore ability to work collaboratively is essential. As this part of the service is in development, there will be opportunity under the supervision of the Clinical/Forensic Psychologist to be part of developing this pathway in directing and enabling new ways of working, which cut across traditional professional and cultural boundaries and developing relationships with key internal and external partners., + To accept referrals in connection with the MHTR (Mental Health Treatment Requirement) pathway using agreed service protocols and undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological tests, including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, and others involved in the client's care, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.
+ To write summary treatment reports for the service regarding service user treatment outcomes.
+ To 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 psychologist.
+ To collate and report audit data to meet the audit requirements of the service.
+ To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
+ To work in partnership with other agencies associated with the delivery of the MHTR and to attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.

Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.