We are seeking a highly motivated and organised Assistant Psychologist to support the work of our Clinical Psychologists and Psychological Therapists in our CMHT in Bedford. You will be able to take up a fixed-term contract for a period of 12 months and be available to start the post in August. The role will be critical to supporting the provision of psychological therapies within the teams and of community-based psycho-educational and skills groups. There are Quality Improvement (QI) projects running in the teams and involvement in these projects as a member of the QI project team is integral to the role.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will ideally have experience of supporting and facilitating groups under supervision. They will also have a strong academic record with excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent IT literacy skills and skills in data collection and evaluation. We are also looking for people who are able to engage positively and sensitively with people with mental health difficulties and their support networks. The ability to work collaboratively with other professions is a central part of the post in order to provide holistic care within a biopsychosocial model.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job responsibilities
Your supporting statement must start with three reasons to shortlist me and must give those reasons within 300 words. If this section is not included you will not be considered for shortlisting. Please see detailed Job Description and Person Spec for details of the post.
Person Specification
Educational
* Psychology honours degree at grade 2:1 or higher, meeting the requirements for graduate basis registration with the British Psychological Society
* Further post-graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
* Previous work with people with mental health or social care needs.
* Experience in communicating sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues.
* Experience in delivering individual and group psychological interventions.
* Experience of service evaluation
Knowledge/skills
* An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
* High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
* Skills in engaging positively with a wide range of people with respect for diversity and encouraging inclusion.
* IT literate including expertise in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to a professional standard and using statistical packages for evaluation and research.
* An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr