MHST Assistant Psychologist: Sponsorship Available

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Job Summary

We are looking to recruit a full time assistant psychologists within the Mental Health Support Team in Kent. These posts will be based in either Thanet and South Kent Costal or Maidstone and surrounding areas, in Kent.

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a new service designed to support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing in education settings. They are made up of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Practitioners and Education Mental Health Practitioners.

MHSTs aims to:

  • support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems through evidence-based interventions
  • support schools in developing their whole school approach to mental health
  • provide timely advice to school staff and to liaise with other services in order to help children and young people get the right help and stay in education.

This advert is likely to attract a high number of applicants and will close early once a maximum number of applicants has been reached.

We are asking candidates to utilise the person specification to outline: What experience you have working with children in a community setting. Please also stipulate your choice of location.

Main duties of the job

To undertake, under the supervision of a qualified practitioner psychologist or other appropriately qualified team member, protocol-based psychological assessments of clients.

2. To assist in the formulation and delivery of routine care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, under the direct supervision of a qualified practitioner psychologist or other appropriately qualified team member.

To assist, under the supervision of a qualified practitioner psychologist or other appropriately qualified team member, in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.

4. To manage an ongoing programme of audit of MHST outcomes involving measures completed by children, young people and families.

To analyse this data and contribute to the production of reports of outcomes for the team and for commissioners.

6. To support the multi-disciplinary team at all stages of the research process including writing grant applications, data collection, data analysis and write up of results

To attend and contribute to appropriate internal and external meetings.

To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload.

About us

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team and senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focussing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in CEME Campus, Rainham, Essex, RM13 8EU (please note: in order to travel to this destination you will have to make the Dartford crossing and be aware of the ULEZ charges). Candidates must have business insurance when travelling by car to claim travel and above expenses charges.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Psychology Qualification – An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Desirable

  • Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis

Knowledge

Essential

  • High level communication skills demonstrated within personal statement. Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance
  • An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities, demonstrated with additional training or within personal statement
  • Personal statement demonstrates an understanding of psychology applied to health care, and an awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities

Desirable

  • Experience using RIO and Ardentia for databases or data- analysis, especially Windows
  • Knowledge of the educational system in England
  • Additional training relating either to child development or mental health

Experience

Essential

  • Working with children and young people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
  • Working within the community setting

Desirable

  • Working within school or educational setting
  • Car driver and Use of a vehicle

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 12 December 2024

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