Assistant Psychologist

Harmonia Careers; Tendring; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Tendring is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join their team at Dunnock View. In this role, you will engage in psychological assessments, facilitate interventions, and support staff development. Candidates should have an accredited psychology degree and relevant experience in mental health settings. The position offers a salary of £26,895, generous leave, and a supportive work environment to foster professional growth.

Benefits

Annual salary of £26,895

33 days annual leave plus birthday off

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support activities

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• A minimum of 1 year experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist in a forensic and/or mental health setting.
• Experience of maintaining office systems and undertaking administration tasks.
• Ability to meet professional practice expectations including HCPC standards and BPS code of ethics.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to psychological assessments and formulations.
• Facilitating psychological interventions to service users.
• Assisting in designing and delivering specialist training.

Skills

Creative thinking

Strong organization skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Education

Accredited degree in psychology recognised by BPS

Job description

Overview

Introduction

Are you looking for the next step in your career, in an environment where you can develop and specialise your skills? Then join Dunnock View as an Assistant Psychologist where you will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team to make a real difference in lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to psychological assessments and formulations
• Facilitating psychological interventions on a 1:1 and/or group basis to service users, monitoring and reporting upon their effectiveness
• Assisting in designing and delivering specialist training to others
• Assisting with the delivery of reflective practice for staff
• Maintaining clinical databases
• Completing outcome measures
• Writing reports for various audiences
• Service evaluation and other research tasks including collecting, analysing, and reporting upon an array of statistics
• Undertaking clinically relevant audits

To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Have

• Accredited degree in psychology recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS) which enables eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership
• A minimum of 1 year experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist in a forensic and/or mental health setting in a similar role
• Experience of maintaining office systems and undertaking administration tasks
• Creative thinking, clinical efficacy, and a strong commitment to working with evidenced based models of therapeutic intervention
• Strong organisation skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• To meet professional practice expectations including the HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and the BPS code of ethics and conduct

Where You Will Be Working

Location: Dunnock View, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0BX

Dunnock View is a 42-bed service, providing treatment for men and women who may have suffered trauma and are affected by Mental Health disorders.

A trauma-informed care model is used to focus on length of stay to make sure individuals are able to move as quickly and safely as possible from the service to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them.

Service users could be suffering from Acute mental illness, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Personality Disorder, Dual diagnosis, Self-harm, Substance misuse issues.

What You Will Get

• Annual salary of £26,895
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About Your Next Employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

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