We are seeking to recruit 3 full time Band 4 Assistant Psychologist posts across the Central Locality Community Mental Health Teams, with one in each of the below CMHTs:
South Norfolk (based at Gateway House, Wymondham)
City 2 (based at City Anchorage, Julian Hospital)
North Norfolk (based at Peddars Centre, Hellesdon Hospital)
Please state at the beginning of your supporting statement if you have a preference of base/CMHT you would like to be considered for or if there is a base/CMHT you would not like to be considered for. There will be one interview process for all 3 posts.
These posts require at least a 2:1 degree in Psychology with Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society eligibility. These are 2-year fixed-term positions. If successful, you will be based in one of the three CMHTs above.
These posts will suit enthusiastic and motivated psychology graduates, ideally with post graduate clinical experience in the NHS, who can show an ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team and passionate about the contribution of a psychological approach to multi-disciplinary care. Prior experience of working with adults with mental health difficulties would be an advantage, or evidence of significant transferrable skills. You will be part of a friendly and supportive clinical psychology and psychological therapies team, and there will good opportunities for professional development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing time limited, focused psychological interventions, including co-facilitating group sessions, and work in a psychologically informed way alongside other members of the psychology team and wider MDT. There will be opportunities to contribute to team training and reflective practice, as well as involvement in service-related audits and evaluation relevant to service needs, under the supervision of a qualified member of staff.
The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, good organisational skills, and the ability to build positive working relationships with service users and colleagues.
We have close relationships with the Clinical Psychology Doctorate training course at the University of East Anglia and routinely offer placements to trainee clinical psychologists. We also have an excellent research department in the Trust.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job responsibilities
You will join a supportive and proactive psychology embedded within the wider CMHT and complex emotional needs pathway. A range of specialist skills and interests are represented in the psychology teams, including working with personality difficulties, trauma and dissociation, psychosis, CBT, MBT, CAT, EMDR, and art psychotherapy etc.
Gateway House offers a modern pleasant environment, with dedicated psychology office space, shops and green spaces nearby, and train station within walking distance. The beautiful Norfolk coast is on the doorstep, whilst there are good road and rail links with London, Cambridge, Norwich and the Midlands.
Please note that this vacancy may close ahead of the published expiry date so an early application will ensure that you dont miss out on this opportunity.
Main responsibilities to include:
Psychological assessment, formulation and intervention as appropriate under close supervision of a clinical psychologist
Co-facilitating psychologically informed groups
Contributing to the practice of psychologically informed interventions within the team via teaching and developing resources
Contributing to service development projects
Evaluating outcomes and writing reports
You will have:
A BPS Accredited degree 2:1 or above in Psychology and Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) eligibility.
Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties preferably in the NHS.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
* A BPS accredited degree in Psychology.
* Additional clinically informed training
Experience
* Experience of research.
* Experience of working in a mental health setting
* Experience of working in the NHS
* Experience of research in the NHS.
* Experience as an Assistant Psychologist in setting relevant to position
Knowledge
* An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
* An understanding of complex mental health needs
* An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
* Understanding of psychological approaches relevant to this clinical population
Skills
* Skills using microcomputers for databases or date analysis, especially SPSS for Windows
* Skills in data collection and analysis in a clinical setting (e.g. audit and service evaluation)
* Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients and colleagues.
* To work with MDT colleagues to support psychologically and formulation based ways of working
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.
Wymondham, Hellesdon Hospital and Julian Hospital (3 sites - 1 post based at each site)
£27,485 to £30,162 a yeargross per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
24 months
Working pattern
Reference number
246-CEN7380348
Job locations
Wymondham, Hellesdon Hospital and Julian Hospital (3 sites - 1 post based at each site)
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