Senior Assistant Psychologist Dorset

Meeveem Limited; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Assistant Psychologist to work across the CAMHS acute pathway, primarily based between Pebble Lodge and closer2home.

You will collaborate with clinical psychologists and a multidisciplinary team to deliver a high-quality, inclusive psychology offer to the client population within the acute pathway. DBS check is required and visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Psychology.
• Experience leading formulation.
• Experience in CAMHS or mental health settings.
• Can drive and has access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment, formulation and interventions under supervision.
• Support and enhance psychological care within the CAMHS acute pathway.
• Assist in audits, statistics analysis, teaching and research projects.
• Offer training and supervision support to staff within the pathway.

Skills

Experience leading formulation

CAMHS experience

Ability to work with MDT

Driving licence and car access

Education

Honour Degree Psychology

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Assistant Psychologist to work across our CAMHS acute pathway, primarily based between pebble lodge and closer2home.

Your role with involve working closely with clinical psychologists, and a multi-disciplinary team, to support the provision of a high quality and inclusive psychology offer to the client population within the acute pathway.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Main duties of the job

To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the CAMHS acute pathway; providing psychological assessment, formulation and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified clinical psychologist and within the overall framework the CAMHS acute pathway.

To support and enhance the professional psychological support and training to mental health and non-mental health staff within the pathway.

To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collation and analysis of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [e-mail].

As part of your statement please describe a model for psychological intervention for adolescents in a CAMHS acute pathway service (either hospital or community) experiencing mental health difficulties. You may wish to discuss how a common model of psychologically intervention could be adapted for this client group?

Person Specification

Education

• Hon Degree Psychology

Experience

• Experience of leading formulation

Transport

• Can drive and has access to a car

Experience

• Has worked within a CAMHS or other Mental Health setting

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.