Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic assistant psychologist with an interest in professional development in the field of parent-infant mental health to join our Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS). As an assistant psychologist you will be integral to the delivery of a high-quality parent infant mental health service across the borough. You will be joining an experienced, skilled and highly committed team.
You will receive line management supervision and clinical supervision from the clinical lead for PIMHS .
Main duties of the job
You will be supporting with the delivery of a clinical service to babies and families through developing and assisting with group work, developing resources (digital and hard copies), and supporting clinicians with their clinical work. There will be opportunities for undertaking some low level clinical work under closely monitored supervision within the level of your own competence.
The role includes supporting the delivery of the Best Start for Life programme for local babies and their parents and carers. This involve promoting awareness of the importance of parent infant mental health by providing support with coordinating workforce training, and contributing to our social media presence and digital offer.
The role will also involve contributing to the evaluation of service activity and delivery for BSFL across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale by collecting, analysing and summarising data for reporting and clinical purposes.
Working for our organisation
The postholder will be a member the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Early Attachment Service, a multi- disciplinary parent-infant mental health (PIMH) service for under 2s. We provide a clinical service, training, consultation, and supervision across the large multi-agency network of professionals. We have good links with Health Visiting, Maternity Services, Children’s Centres, Adult Mental Health, Voluntary sector, Children’s Social Care and Early Help.
The team has regular face-to-face team meetings, individual supervisions and line management. There are regular opportunities for support and CPD.
We are a supportive team with a strong belief in the value of relationships at the core of our work. We are committed to the Trust values of kindness, fairness, ingenuity and determination.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification which can be found in the “documents to download” section below.
Use your supporting information section to give examples of how you demonstrate each of the essential criteria, and where possible as many of the desirable criteria, as this is ultimately what you'll be shortlisted against.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable criteria
* Undergraduate research relevant to Child Psychology • Further postgraduate training in relevant areas of psychology and / or mental health
Experience
Essential criteria
* Work as a Psychology Assistant in Child Specialty
Desirable criteria
* Experience using micro computers for data analysis
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* An understanding of infant development, parental mental health and the parent-infant relationship
* Knowledge of child development
* An understanding of psychology applied to mental health care
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of ability to design and evaluate research projects relevant to Clinical Psychology
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
* High level of communication skills (written and verbal)
* An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines and an ability to interact with babies and their families
* Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
* Ability to use modern digital technology, online applications and social media
Desirable criteria
* High Standard of report writing
* An interest in working with parent infant mental health
* A desire to explore a career in Clinical Psychology
work related circumstances
Essential criteria
* Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
* Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
* Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure
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What happens after your application has been received?
You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.
What happens if I am offered the position after interview?
The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.
What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?
By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to. The checks are:
* Identity verification
* Right to work check
* Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
* Professional registration and/or qualification check
* Occupational health assessment
* Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to the NHS will be required to provide their to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.
If you are offered a position with us and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with. If the role you have been offered is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence own your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.
What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?
Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
Other important information
* We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
* If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
* If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
* Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
* We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.