Are you looking for the next step in your career, in an environment where you can develop and specialise your skills? Then join Emerald Place Clinic as an Assistant Psychologist where you will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team to make a real difference in lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society.
What You Will Be Doing
You will be working with people with a range of Mental Health conditions, alongside addressing conditions like depression, self harm, physical health concerns, and psychological distress including trauma. As an Assistant Psychologist you will have the opportunity to assist with assessments, formulations, and treatment to our service users, under the supervision of the Senior Psychologist. You will also assist in clinically related administration including conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching, and project work.
Responsibilities
* Contributing to psychological assessments and formulations
* Facilitating psychological interventions on a 1:1 and/or group basis to service users, monitoring and reporting upon their effectiveness
* Assisting in designing and delivering specialist training to others
* Assisting with the delivery of reflective practice for staff
* Maintaining clinical databases
* Completing outcome measures
* Writing reports for various audiences
* Service evaluation and other research tasks including collecting, analysing, and reporting upon an array of statistics
* Undertaking clinically relevant audits
To Be Successful
* A minimum of an upper second-class honours degree in Psychology conferring eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
* Experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist in a forensic and/or mental health setting in a similar role
* Experience of maintaining office systems and undertaking administration tasks
* Creative thinking, clinical efficacy, and a strong commitment to working with evidence-based models of therapeutic intervention
* Strong organisation skills
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* To meet professional practice expectations including the HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and the BPS code of ethics and conduct
Where You Will Be Working
Location: Emerald Place Clinic, Farmfield Drive, Charlwood, Horley, RH6 0BN
Emerald Place Clinic is a general adolescent inpatient unit for the care and treatment of young people aged 13 up to the age of 18. Young people who are admitted to the unit will have a primary diagnosis of mental illness across a wide range of disorders and complex needs. These could include mental health conditions such as mood disorders and acute psychosis. Additionally young people may have co-existing additional needs such as neurodevelopmental disorders, including mild learning disabilities or autism. A young person could also be admitted if they have disordered eating. Emerald Place Clinic is located in a remote area with limited public transport links. Applicants will need to have access to reliable mode of transport to travel to and from the site.
The shift pattern is Monday 10am - 6pm, Tuesday - Friday 9am - 5pm. The weekly hours is 37.5.
Benefits
* Annual base salary of £25,057.50
* 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave in the annual selection window
* Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
* Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; a one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub
* Wellbeing support and activities to maintain a healthy work-life balance
* Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
* Life Assurance for added peace of mind
* Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support
* 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
* Enhanced Maternity Package
* Pension contribution
* Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking
We are an equal opportunity employer and offer a Disability Confident employment. Please note that a DBS disclosure will be requested during the recruitment process.
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