Assistant Psychologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

We will support you by providing a positive working experience within our teams and service, with the commitment of giving you access to opportunities that will be essential in your professional development. Furthermore, you will receive robust supervision and appraisal, talent management and access to training opportunities.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who will lead the way as a role model within the team, demonstrating compassion. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive and flexible, having the ability to work on their own initiative and be able to communicate with internal and external agencies relevant to patient care. You must be able to demonstrate best practice in mental health service delivery.

Our team is compassionate, inclusive, and committed working together to provide excellent care.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

We will support you by providing a positive working experience within our teams and service, with the commitment of giving you access to opportunities that will be essential in your professional development. Furthermore, you will receive robust supervision and appraisal, talent management and access to training opportunities.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who will lead the way as a role model within the team, demonstrating compassion. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive and flexible, having the ability to work on their own initiative and be able to communicate with internal and external agencies relevant to patient care. You must be able to demonstrate best practice in mental health service delivery.

Our team is compassionate, inclusive, and committed working together to provide excellent care.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in psychology.
• Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Desirable

• Post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis

Experience

Essential

• Some experience of people using services in psychological, mental health and/or social care settings. This may include, for example, personal experience or supporting a family member to access services
• Experience in discussing and responding to issues related to cultural diversity, intersectionality and inclusivity, including working with vulnerable groups (e.g. those for whom English is not their first language)

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Experience of communicating sensitive information
• Experience of work interacting with the public
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities
• An awareness of the application of psychology to health care
• Demonstrate an awareness of confidentiality within healthcare
• Awareness of the British Psychological Society Code of Conduct
• Awareness of systemic barriers to accessing psychological services/healthcare for minoritised communities

Desirable

• Experience as a psychology assistant (paid or voluntary)
• Experience working with people with mental health distress, learning disabilities or neurodiversity (paid or voluntary)
• Experience of clinical audit, research or service evaluation
• Experience using statistical software packages e.g. R Studio.
• Experience of using psychometric assessments.
• Awareness of increasing access to psychological services/healthcare for minoritised communities
• An ability to apply psychological knowledge to the population described in the job advert

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in psychology.
• Eligible for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Desirable

• Post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis

Experience

Essential

• Some experience of people using services in psychological, mental health and/or social care settings. This may include, for example, personal experience or supporting a family member to access services
• Experience in discussing and responding to issues related to cultural diversity, intersectionality and inclusivity, including working with vulnerable groups (e.g. those for whom English is not their first language)

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Experience of communicating sensitive information
• Experience of work interacting with the public
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental ill health or learning disabilities
• An awareness of the application of psychology to health care
• Demonstrate an awareness of confidentiality within healthcare
• Awareness of the British Psychological Society Code of Conduct
• Awareness of systemic barriers to accessing psychological services/healthcare for minoritised communities

Desirable

• Experience as a psychology assistant (paid or voluntary)
• Experience working with people with mental health distress, learning disabilities or neurodiversity (paid or voluntary)
• Experience of clinical audit, research or service evaluation
• Experience using statistical software packages e.g. R Studio.
• Experience of using psychometric assessments.
• Awareness of increasing access to psychological services/healthcare for minoritised communities
• An ability to apply psychological knowledge to the population described in the job advert

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Worsley Court Selby CAMHS

Doncaster Road

Selby

YO8 9BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)