Assistant Psychologist

NHS Jobs; Oldham; Presencial; GBP 26.000 - 32.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

NHS card

Free meal on shift

CPD opportunities

Supervision & peer support

Descripción de la vacante

Cygnet Group is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join Cygnet Kenney House in Oldham. The role supports qualified psychologists by contributing to assessments, care planning, and group interventions, and entails administration and service development tasks.

The post is full-time (40 hours per week) with DBS checks required. The service focuses on women with mental health needs and offers CPD opportunities and clinical supervision within an interdisciplinary team.

Formación

• Degree in Psychology (2:1 or above) or equivalent BPS accreditation.
• Preferably healthcare experience and/or Assistant Psychologist background.
• Passionate about learning and working in an interdisciplinary team.
• Masters level qualification in Psychology preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Support assessments, scoring and reporting under qualified psychologist.
• Contribute to clinical formulation and care plan implementation.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate individual and group programmes.
• Assist with administration, audits, research and service development.

Conocimientos

Clinical formulation

Team collaboration

Documentation & reporting

Educación

Degree in Psychology (2:1+)

BPS Accredited

Masters in Psychology (preferable)

Descripción del empleo

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it. Cygnet Group are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join our team at Cygnet Kenney House. This role will be working full time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday). Cygnet Kenney House is our hospital for women, located in Oldham. The services provide a safe and secure care pathway for women with mental health need and are now open. We have collaborated with the NHS to develop services to support women from the North West to be treated closer to home. There are three wards at Cygnet Kenney House; Billington Ward, a 12 bed specialist Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Baldock Ward, a 16 bed Acute service and Harben Ward, a 16 bed mental health rehabilitation and recovery service.

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

Qualifications and Experience

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 Masters degree level or higher in Psychology (preferable)

Why Cygnet?

• Salary: £28,826.70 per year
• A comprehensive employee assistance programme and discount centre e.g. NHS card
• Free meal on shift
• Internal and external CPD opportunities
• Opportunities to become involved in research
• Clinical supervision and peer support

Requirements

Contracted hours: 40 hours per week Please note that successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

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