Job Summary
We are seeking an ambitious Assistant Psychologist (AP) to join our central and east LD-CAMHs team, who is aspiring to gain knowledge and support children, young people and families accessing our service. Our LD-CAMHs team work with CYP&F who have a severe or profound learning disability. You would be joining a supportive, mixed and skilled team and working under the supervision of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
This is an exciting post where you would gain experience in assessment, formulation and interventions (both group and individual / systemic) and in particular with adapted approaches and systemic thinking. We have a team highly skilled in positive behavioural support and ample opportunity for gaining good experience in this field. There would also be supporting the teams service development and research/audit experience.
There would be opportunity to access group supervision with another AP in LD-CAMHs west and our allied teams (for example our Intensive Support Function) so that you gain exposure to post differences and interventions. You would be supported to ensure your CPD time and be active within our trust-wide AP development group. We regularly have trainee clinical psychologists within the team which can be beneficial and inspiring to work together.
Main duties of the job
The role would include the AP supporting the Consultant Psychologist in providing psychological interventions, working jointly within our team on CBT-adapted interventions, undertaking behavioural assessments (structured and non-structured), formulation and intervention; working on an audit of the pathway work, using critical research skills; supporting writing of reports, producing adapted resources and communicating with various professionals within the multi-agencies who support our CYP&F.
If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference then we want to hear from you.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & trusts 6 C’s values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disable people & members of our BAME & LGBTQ+ communities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree in Psychology (2.1 or above). Eligibility for Graduate Membership of BPS
- To undertake breakaway training or equivalent following appointment
Desirable
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Other related academic qualifications to Masters or Doctorate level.
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- The ability to communicate complex/ sensitive information where barriers to understanding exist. For example, instances requiring empathy and reassurance.
- The ability to make judgements involving a range of facts or situations requiring analysis or comparison of a range of options. Also skills for assessing children/young people in one-to-one sessions, group dynamics or who are participating in research.
- The ability to organise straightforward tasks, activities or programmes, some of which may be ongoing. Also, the ability to plan and prioritises own workload, research programme activities; group sessions, etc.
- Working to Professional Guidelines.
- Must be capable of working within guidelines; receives regular supervision/ direction
Desirable
- Ability to use routinely available spreadsheet/database software (Excel, Access, etc.)
- Record of having published in either peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable relevant work experience or knowledge of working with children young people or adults with learning disabilities and/or autism,.
Desirable
- Relevant work experience of adolescents with learning disabilities/ mental health problems
- Desire to progress to Clinical Training (DClinPsy)
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.
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: 10 March 2025
