Assistant Psychologist

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; West Carr; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has secured funding from NHS England to provide paid assistant psychologist experience within the Aspiring Clinical Psychologists Access Scheme. The posts will be managed within the Department of Psychological Services, offering supervision and opportunities to contribute to patient care and research.

Applicants should have recently completed a psychology degree (2:1 or higher) and be underrepresented in the profession.

Qualifications

• Graduated within the last 2 years with a psychology undergraduate degree (minimum 2:1)
• Are under represented in the clinical psychology profession, encouraging diversity
• Have been excluded from unpaid work experience due to additional responsibilities (e.g. being a carer)
• Have had less support to further their education (e.g. first generation in your family to go to university)

Responsibilities

• Contribute to high-quality patient care within our specialties, supporting assessment of patients and offering psychological support under supervision of a clinical psychologist
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate in research and audit activities where required
• Adhere to Trust and departmental policies and stay updated on service and professional standards
• Receive regular supervision from experienced, qualified Clinical Psychologists and access peer support and professional development opportunities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology (2:1)

Job description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has secured funding from NHS England to provide paid assistant psychologist experience within the Aspiring Clinical Psychologists Access Scheme. This schemeaims to provide work experience opportunities to recent psychology graduates that would otherwise be excluded from entering the profession through unpaid roles., These posts will be managed within the Department of Psychological Services, which is a rapidly expanding and forward thinking team of psychologists and psychological therapists. The Assistant Psychologists will contribute to high-quality patient care within our various specialities, supporting assessment of patients and offering psychological support under thesupervision of a clinical psychologist. The post holders will also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, participate in research and audit activities where required, and adhere to Trust and departmental policies, whilst remaining updated on service and professional standards. These posts will be supported with regular supervision from experienced, qualified Clinical Psychologists, and there will be access to peer support and professional development opportunities where applicable.

• Graduated within the last 2 years with a psychology undergraduate degree (minimum 2:1)
• Are under represented in the clinical psychology profession, encouraging diversity
• Have been excluded from unpaid work experience due to additional responsibilities (e.g. being a carer)
• Have had less support to further their education (e.g. first generation in your family to go to university

You must not:

• Have a history of paid assistant psychologist experience
• Be salaried or a post graduate trainee within a university
• Be studying or have completed a master's degree (with the exception of an accredited conversion degree OR a combined undergraduate MSci degree, on the basis that the financial position is the same as an undergraduate degree and different from an MSc)

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.