Assistant Psychologist

Cygnet Health Care; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Cygnet Healthcare is looking for a skilled Assistant Psychologist to join their team at Cygnet St Augustine's in Stoke-On-Trent. This full-time role involves supporting the psychological care of clients through assessments and interventions, with an emphasis on evidence-based practices. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Psychology and experience in mental health settings, showcasing a genuine desire to make a difference.

Qualifications

• Strong team player, confident, motivated and well organized.
• Good understanding of therapeutic boundaries and clinical risk.
• At least 6 months experience as Assistant Psychologist delivering therapeutic work.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance psychological care of clients.
• Administer psychometric assessments and risk assessments.
• Provide supervised individual and group interventions.

Skills

Teamwork

Motivation

Organization

Evidence-based interventions

Education

Degree in Psychology

Postgraduate training in applied psychology and mental health

Job description

Full Time Assistant Psychologist

Starting Salary: £27,825

Cygnet Healthcare is seeking to recruit a full time, experienced and motivated Assistant Psychologist to join Cygnet St Augustine's in Stoke-On-Trent. This role will be working 40 hours per week from Monday to Friday.

Cygnet St Augustine's

Cygnet St Augustine's is a 32 bed specialist high support inpatient rehabilitation (level 2) for men. Our fantastic facilities and multi-disciplinary treatment programme are designed to assist individuals with their return to community living. Those placed with us often come from multiple placement breakdowns, failed treatment programmes or are stepping down from secure settings.

Our dedicated clinical teams provide a full multi-disciplinary programme that includes; occupational therapy, psychology, psychiatry and vocational training, offering service users the opportunities and support they need to stabilise their condition and enter society with a renewed sense of enthusiasm and optimism

Job Role

The role of the Assistant Psychologist will be to support and enhance the psychological care of clients within Cygnet St Augustine's by assisting the Qualified Psychologist in the delivery and evaluation of effective psychological services. The post holder will help understand, prevent and ameliorate psychological distress and disorder and improve mental health and wellbeing of clients. The role involves the administration, scoring and report writing of psychometric assessments, standardised risk assessments, clinical formulation and supervised individual and group interventions. Clinical supervision will be provided as an important part of personal and professional development, and additional training will be supported.

Candidate Profile

You will be a strong team player, confident, motivated and well organised. You will have a good understanding of the role of therapeutic boundaries, clinical risk and the importance of evidence-based interventions. Patience and commitment are essential, but above all you'll be someone with a genuine desire to help others. We are looking for someone with a good degree in Psychology, further postgraduate training in relevant area of applied psychology and mental health is desirable.

Previous experience of working within in-patient mental health services and settings is essential. At least 6 months previous experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist and delivering 1:1 therapeutic work and group therapy sessions is desirable. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

Please note this post may be closed early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Interview date: TBC