Assistant Psychologist

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust invites a psychology graduate to join its CAMHS team, supporting assessment, formulation and delivery of psychological interventions for young people and families. You will work within an MDT, under weekly supervision from a clinical psychologist, with connections to the UEA Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programme.

Applicants should hold a BPS-accredited degree in Psychology, have experience in mental health settings, and communicate effectively with

Qualifications

• A BPS accredited degree in Psychology.
• Experience of working with individuals with mental health and additional needs.
• Ability to adapt communication style and approach to working with a variety of children and young people.
• Driving license desirable or essential depending on role.

Responsibilities

• Assist with assessment, formulation and delivery of psychological interventions to young people and families across the CAMHS age range.
• Support the MDT and wider team with monitoring outcomes and service evaluation.
• Conduct reviews with Clinical Psychologists and contribute to waiting list management and group/family interventions.

Skills

Adapt communication style

Interpersonal skills

Teamworking

Full UK Driving Licence

Education

BPS accredited degree in Psychology

Job description

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

Job overview

This is an innovative service offering assessment and treatment of young people with a variety of complex mental health needs. We will be moving our age range from up to age 14, to 18 years old.We are looking for psychology graduates with previous Assistant Psychologist or relevant clinical experience who are interested in working with young people with emotional and mental health difficulties, who can be compassionate, thoughtful and have the ability to apply psychological theory to their work.

Weekly supervision for this post will be provided by a clinical psychologist within the team. We have good links with the University of East Anglia (UEA) Clinical Psychology Doctorate Programme with previous post holders having been accepted onto the clinical doctorate and regularly have Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placement.

We request that as part of your application you answer the following question in 500 words or less at the beginning of the supporting information section on your application form:

'What is important to consider when working with children, young people and their families?'

Please note that applications that does not follow these guidelines will not be considered for shortlisting

Main duties of the job

Within this role the post holder will have the opportunity to help assess, formulate and deliver a range of psychological interventions to young people and families across the CAMHS age range, as well as opportunities for delivering both group and family interventions. Working as part of the MDT this role will involve working with staff to offer psychologically informed care, develop psychological formulations as well as supporting the wider team with undertaking routine outcome measures and reporting on these outcomes.

Further responsibilities of this post will be conducting reviews alongside Clinical Psychologists within the team, supporting the wider psychological therapies team and supporting with monitoring of clients on waiting lists. There will also be the opportunity to be involved in service evaluation.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities.

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For further details please contact Emma Kimberlin-Burton on [e-mail]

Person specification

Qualifications

• A BPS accredited degree in Psychology

Experience

• Experience of working with individuals with mental health and additional needs

Skills

• Ability to adapt communication style and approach to working with a variety of children and young people

Knowledge

• Knowledge of mental health
• High standard of report writing
• An understanding of psychology applied to health care
• Understanding of mental health in relation to children, young people and families

other

• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
• Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle

Please be aware that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date.

YOUR APPLICATION

We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at [e-mail].

PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Emma Kimberlin Burton Job title Principal Clinical Psychologist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01493337601 Additional information Please contact the office for more information, if needed.