Overview
Assistant Psychologist to join the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Permanent Part-time basis (20 hours per week) with potential for additional hours, not guaranteed at this time.
The successful candidate will join a friendly multidisciplinary Perinatal Team and a psychology specialty with links to the South Wales Doctoral Training Programme in Clinical Psychology. The department is described as energetic and inspiring with strong professional support and opportunities to learn and develop as a reflective scientist-practitioner.
Salary and contract details: Band 4, Permanent, Part-time.
Responsibilities
* Deliver low intensity psychological interventions.
* Conduct observations, engage with service users, and assist qualified Psychologists with assessments and interventions.
* Support the work of qualified psychologists by undertaking audit and evaluation, and by assisting with teaching, training and service development projects.
* Travel across the ABUHB area to provide assessments and interventions in service users’ homes or in a clinic, and assist with teaching and training locally and sometimes further afield.
* Participate in telephone and online support/training as required.
* Benefit from high levels of support and supervision, with opportunities for informal contact with peers and qualified staff.
Requirements
Essential
* Good honours degree in Psychology (First or Second Class).
* Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Desirable
* Research degree.
* Training or formal qualifications in an evidence-based psychological therapy.
Experience
Essential
* Voluntary or paid experience in mental health services or caring environments.
Desirable
* Previous work as an Assistant Psychologist or Research Assistant.
Other information
* The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are welcome to apply.
* Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks may apply as part of the role.
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