Assistant Psychologist - Tees Personality and Relational Service

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Personality and Relational (P&R) Service based in Stockton on Tees. The team supports individuals with complex emotional needs and works with staff teams across planned and urgent care services in Teesside. This role offers experience of working in a systemic way across multiple agencies, teams. It includes both indirect and direct ways of working and the ability to develop excellent working relationships with a diverse range of professionals., You could be involved in:

• complex safety and risk planning, including multi-agency safety plans
• contributing to multidisciplinary discussions about a patient's diagnosis, treatment and care plan
• Developing formulations by reading notes, investigating histories etcwith a focus on understanding risk
• working directly with service users supporting with safety planning, short interventions if appropriate
• Supporting the supervision of staff teams
• Supporting teaching and training on Structured Clinical Management and topics related to complex emotional needs.
• Evaluation of the service
• Literature reviews related to the client group
You'll be supervised by a registered practitioner psychologist with overall clinical responsibility for the patients you work with. You will also be provided with ongoing supervision to help you engage in self-reflection, seek and respond to feedback, and develop your professional knowledge and skills. You'll need to keep clear written records, draft reports, evaluations and document safety plans / multi-agency plans

Working for Tees, Esk & Wear Valley comes with a variety of staff benefits including the opportunity for us to consider more flexible ways of working, a lease car scheme, continuous development, and training opportunities. In return the successful candidate can expect the following:
• Support with settling into the team and developing into the role.
• A commitment to supporting you to remain up to date with your practice and develop skills through formal and informal training.
• Regular management, clinical and caseload supervision.
• Warm, friendly and supportive colleagues.
• Colleagues who are committed to the psychological and physical wellbeing of staff in the team.