Honorary Assistant Psychologist Review

by NHS

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Not much to do sometimes and had to find own things to do. Lots of reading/literature searches but this helped me to increase my knowledge of different areas of neuropsychology and psychometric tests.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • 5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Supervision by a clinical neuropsychologist every 2 weeks.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Not allowed direct contact with patients therefore only contact was through shadowing but this did allow me to get an idea of the work conducted on a daily basis by an Assistant Psychologist/ Clinical Neuropsychologist and was allowed to shadow in a variety of different situations.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Not allowed to deliver assesments to patients directly but I was allowed to score along at the same time as the Assistant Psychologist and to score assesments a skill which will come in useful in the future.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Skills and knowledge of scoring psychometric tests will come in useful during final year of study and beyond, as will the skills I developed communicating with my colleagues and writing essays/booklets for patient information.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Everybody very welcoming, encouraging and friendly.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Had to wait for a CRB check and to get set up on a log in.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Went to a seminar on brain injury and was encouraged to go on others.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 0/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would like very much to be employed in the future by this organisation as I have been ancouraged to by my colleagues there.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Everybody friendly and social events organised.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I lived with my parents during the placement.

    5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Nightlife in Manchester city centre very good.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

West Midlands

June 2010

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