Assistant Psychologist

Cygnet Health Care; Woking; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to support psychological care at Cygnet Hospital Woking. This role encompasses contributing to patient assessments, clinical formulation, and evaluating therapeutic programmes. As a degree-qualified psychologist, you'll have opportunities for professional development and participate in research while making a real difference in patients' lives.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Comprehensive employee assistance programme

Free meals on shift

CPD opportunities

Opportunities to become involved in research

Clinical supervision and peer support

Qualifications

• BPS Accredited qualification required.
• Experience in healthcare preferred.
• Strong passion for learning and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Qualified Psychologist with patient assessments and care plans.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate individual/group programmes.
• Administer audits, research and service development tasks.

Skills

Psychology

Assessment

Clinical formulation

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 Woking

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 Woking

Cygnet Hospital Woking offers a range of mental health services for men and women. Cygnet Lodge Woking, our sister hospital close by, provides a high dependency inpatient rehabilitation service for men and extends our care pathway.

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:£28,612 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

Interview date: Tuesday 8th July

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.