Assistant Psychologist jobs in United States

NSFT are delighted to be recruiting three Assistant Psychologists to work within our services across Norfolk and Suffolk, under the widening access scheme funded by NHS England. This is a part time (1.3 days per week) position, for 12 months. The opportunities available (Please add in your supporting statement which role you'd like to be considered for):

• One post holder will be allocated to Whitlingham Ward, Hellesdon hospital, a 16-bedded blended security ward for women. The post-holder will work alongside the qualified psychologist for the ward, and under the umbrella of the wider, well-established NSFT Secure Services Psychology Team.
• The posts involve working with a range of mental health difficulties, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis, personality disorder and neurodevelopmental disorders. There will also be the opportunity to learn about offence-specific assessments, formulations and interventions which are delivered by the team.

• The postholder will work alongside the Clinical Psychologist within the Older Person's Community Mental Health Team and Memory Treatment Service based at Northgate Hospital, Gt Yarmouth.

• The post holder will be based at the Coastal Community Mental Health Team based at 7 Walker Close, Ipswich. They will work within the friendly multidisciplinary team alongside a qualified Clinical Psychologist, who will provide supervision. The post will include assisting in the delivery of psychological assessments, formulations and group or other low intensity interventions.

You will have the opportunity to observe and participate in direct clinical activity with service users and their families, both individually and in groups, supporting with assessments and interventions, supervision from a skilled and qualified psychological professional, access to a wider community of aspiring psychologists and associated CPD activity. We firmly hope that our assistant psychologists will progress into other roles in the psychological professions within NSFT.

It is essential that candidates read the attached application guide before applying. Applicants MUST have a BPS accredited degree in Psychology to be eligible for this post - you can check this on the BPS website: BPS > Accredited Courses. We are looking for psychology graduates with at least a 2:2 undergraduate degree in psychology (eligible for graduate basis for registration with the BPS) or a conversion Master's to Psychology and an interest in pursuing a career in the Psychological Professions. Candidates need to show an aptitude for working psychologically with people with mental health needs, a desire to work with older people and an ability to be self-reflective.

Successful post-holders will have the opportunity to gain experience of NHS working as a psychological professional in development for 12 months.