Assistant Psychologist

Are you looking for the next step in your career, in an environment where you can develop and specialise your skills? Then join Chadwick Lodge as an Assistant Psychologist where you will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team to make a real difference in lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

You will be working in medium and low secure female forensic services providing specialist assessment and treatment for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983, amended 2007), and have a history of complex mental health needs and offending behaviour as well as challenging behaviours such as deliberate self harm.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and conscientious individual to join our team. The role holder will be part of an inclusive and supportive team of other Practitioner Psychologists, Forensic Psychologists in Training, Assistant Psychologists, and therapy staff. Interests and experiences in the department include DBT, CFT, CBT, deliberate fire setting, trauma, schema, sexual and violent offending, and risk management.

As an Assistant Psychologist you will work across our female forensic service supporting with completion of assessments and formulations, as well as facilitating group and individual treatments with our service users, under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist. You will also be supporting and contributing to collection and analysis of data and service evaluation, as well as co-facilitation of training workshops delivered across the hospital.

At Chadwick Lodge you will have the chance to develop specialist skills throughout your time with us. Your professional growth is important, which is why there are numerous career development opportunities to keep you learning and improving. The team has an excellent track record of supporting Assistant Psychologists on to their next steps in their career in Psychology, including successful admission on to doctoral training programmes.

• Holding a caseload of clinical work, including carrying out individual and group psychological intervention and developing formulations.
• Undertaking collaborative risk assessment and management for individual patients
• Undertaking psychological assessments and their write up using appropriate psychometric measures, direct and indirect observations, and semi-structured interviews, under appropriate supervision
• Attending relevant meetings to contribute to the planning and development of service improvements
• Assisting in designing and delivering specialist workshops to others
• Assisting with the delivery of reflective practice for staff
• Maintaining clinical databases
• Writing reports for various audiences
• Service evaluation and other research tasks including collecting, analysing, and reporting upon an array of statistics
• Undertaking clinically relevant audits
• Maintaining highest standards of clinical governance, ethical practice, and data protection.

• A BPS accredited recognised degree in Psychology conferring Graduate Basis for Registration (G )
• Experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist in a forensic and/or mental health setting in a similar role
• Experience of maintaining office systems and undertaking administration tasks
• Creative thinking, clinical efficacy, and a strong commitment to working with evidenced based models of therapeutic intervention
• Strong organisation skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• To meet professional practice expectations including the HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and the BPS code of ethics and conduct

Location: Chadwick Drive (off Saxon Street), Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LS

Chadwick Lodge, part of Elysium Healthcare, offers medium and low secure services providing specialist assessment and treatment for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983, amended 2007) and have a history of offending behaviour. We also offer an Acute service for men requiring specialist support, and a locked rehabilitation intensive Dialectical…