Job Description

This position is for a Senior Assistant Psychologist with the Shrewsbury West & Rural CMHS.



The team work with individuals with a varying degree of mental illnesses with adults in the community offering key working, assessment and risk management and working closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team.



The team consists of several different disciplines including nurses, occupational therapists, social worker, medics, non-medical prescribers, psychologists, support workers and a nursing associate.



For this post we will require substantial experience as an Assistant Psychologist and a capability of working with some complex cases and challenging situations.



To support the systematic provision of brief psychological therapeutic interventions.



Contribute to this developing role; including using outcome measures and evaluating the service. The post-holder will support Leads and other practitioners.



Work with the multi-disciplinary team and will assist with clinically related administration.



Use research skills for audit and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.



Compile and disseminate relevant resources.



Promote and maintain good working relationships with clients and other external agencies.



Receive regular (weekly) clinical professional supervision from senior qualified psychologists in the service.



By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;



Supporting your career development and progression



Excellent NHS Pension scheme



Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave



Options for flexible working



Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave



Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources



If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients



Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate



Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates



Salary sacrifice bikes up to 2k



Free car parking at all trust sites



Free flu vaccinations every year



Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to 250 (if the criteria is met)



And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.



For further information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and job specification.



Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.



Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.