Assistant Psychologist

Cygnet Health Care; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Cygnet Health Care is seeking an Assistant Psychologist for their Sheffield Hospital. This role involves supporting the psychological care of patients and requires a degree in Psychology along with an accreditation from the BPS. The position offers a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a real impact in mental health care.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discount centre e.g. NHS card

Free meals on shift

Internal and external CPD opportunities

Opportunities to become involved in research

Clinical supervision and peer support

Qualifications

• BPS accredited and preferably experienced in healthcare.
• Passionate about learning and working with an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Qualified Psychologist with assessments and reporting.
• Implement care plans for psychological treatment.
• Plan and evaluate individual/group programmes.

Skills

Assessment

Care planning

Research

Team collaboration

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 Hospital Sheffield.

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 Hospital Sheffield

Cygnet Hospital Sheffield offers a low secure service for women and CAMHS services for male and female adolescents over three distinct wards. This position will require you to work on Spencer Ward - Spencer Ward at Cygnet Hospital Sheffield is a 15 bed in patient service providing assessment and treatment for women with mental disorders. Treatment is aimed at identification and management of needs rather than just a particular diagnosis.

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.