Assistant Psychologist

Cygnet Health Care; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Cygnet Health Care is seeking an Assistant Psychologist for their Cygnet Cedars service in Birmingham. This role involves supporting the psychological care of patients, contributing to assessments, and implementing care plans. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Psychology and a passion for working in a team-oriented environment.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discount centre e.g. NHS card

Free meals on shift

CPD opportunities

Involvement in research

Clinical supervision and peer support

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Psychology (2:1 or above) or equivalent.
• BPS Accredited.
• Preferably experienced in health care and/or in an Assistant Psychologist role.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to assessments, scoring and reporting.
• Planning, delivering and evaluating individual/group programmes.
• Assisting the Qualified Psychologist with care plans.

Skills

Assessment

Clinical formulation

Research

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Psychology (2:1 or above)

Master's degree in Psychology (preferable)

Job description

We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join our team atCygnet Cedars.

This role will be working40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You'll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts - as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits - to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

Cygnet Cedars

Cygnet Cedars is a 23-bed high dependency complex care service for men with learning disabilities, associated complex needs and who may have behaviours that challenge. We accept emergency referrals and the team are experienced in managing them quickly and efficiently to ensure the transition for each individual is as smooth as possible.

Your Day-to-Day
We are seeking an academically strong candidate to support and enhance the psychological care of patients at the service by assisting the Qualified Psychologist with;

• Contributing to assessments, scoring and reporting (verbal / written)
• Clinical formulation and implementing care plans for psychological treatment
• Planning, delivering and evaluating individual / group programmes
• Administration, audit, research and service development

We're looking for someone who is

• Degree qualified in Psychology (2:1 or above) or equivalent
• BPS (British Psychological Society) Accredited
• Preferably experienced in health care and/or in an Assistant Psychologist role
• Passionate about learning and working as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Qualified to Master's degree level or higher in Psychology (preferable)

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you

• Salary:£27,825 p/a
• Company pension scheme
• A comprehensive employee assistance programme and discount centre e.g. NHS card
• Most of our sites provide free meals on shift
• Internal and external CPD opportunities
• Opportunities to become involved in research
• Clinical supervision and peer support

Requirements

Contracted hours:40 per week

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

This vacancy may close prior to this date if a large number of applications are received.

CygnetHealth Carehave been providing a national network of high quality specialist services for over 30 years.In this role you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.