Psychology Graduate Internship • Northampton Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
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in Northampton
with Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust.
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The whole thing should take you less than five minutes.
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First, we'll enable your camera & microphone and then ask you to record a short introduction about yourself, about 30 seconds long, to make sure your camera is working ok.
Then, we'll ask you to answer one or more questions of your choice from the list below:
1. Can you tell us about your educational background and how it has prepared you for this internship? Can you tell us about your educational background and how it has prepared you for this internship?
2. This question assesses the candidate's foundation in psychology and its relevance to the role. This question assesses the candidate's foundation in psychology and its relevance to the role.
3. This reveals the candidate's motivations and values that align with the Trust's mission. This reveals the candidate's motivations and values that align with the Trust's mission.
4. This invites candidates to discuss their perspective on intersectionality and cultural competency. This invites candidates to discuss their perspective on intersectionality and cultural competency.
5. What skills do you possess that you believe would be beneficial in a clinical psychologist assistant role? What skills do you possess that you believe would be beneficial in a clinical psychologist assistant role?
6. This allows candidates to identify their transferable skills. This allows candidates to identify their transferable skills.
7. This assesses the candidate’s problem-solving skills and adaptability. This assesses the candidate’s problem-solving skills and adaptability.
8. This provides insight into the candidate's resilience and positive approach. This provides insight into the candidate's resilience and positive approach.
9. How do you align your personal values with the vision and values of Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust? How do you align your personal values with the vision and values of Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust?
10. This probes whether the candidate’s values resonate with the organisation's objectives. This probes whether the candidate’s values resonate with the organisation's objectives.
11. This gauges the candidate's teamwork and communication abilities. This gauges the candidate's teamwork and communication abilities.
12. What are your long-term career goals, and how does this internship fit into those plans? What are your long-term career goals, and how does this internship fit into those plans?
13. This assesses the candidate's vision for their career trajectory in psychology. This assesses the candidate's vision for their career trajectory in psychology.
14. This question evaluates the candidate's self-awareness and resourcefulness. This question evaluates the candidate's self-awareness and resourcefulness.
15. Imagine you are working with a service user who is struggling to engage with mental health services. How would you approach building rapport with them? Imagine you are working with a service user who is struggling to engage with mental health services. How would you approach building rapport with them?
16. This measures empathy and strategies for engagement. This measures empathy and strategies for engagement.
17. This assesses the candidate’s initiative and willingness to learn. This assesses the candidate’s initiative and willingness to learn.
18. What do you see as the biggest challenge facing psychology graduates in the NHS today, and what do you think could be done to address this? What do you see as the biggest challenge facing psychology graduates in the NHS today, and what do you think could be done to address this?
19. This invites the candidate to reflect on the broader issues within the field. This invites the candidate to reflect on the broader issues within the field.
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nPsychology Graduate Internship with Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust in Northampton\n\n It is nationally recognised that a significant proportion of psychology graduates want to develop a career in health and care, but can find it hard to find a way in. The intersectional nature of disadvantage and an unpaid volunteer culture has been thought to contribute to disproportionate disadvantage for psychology graduates from ethnic and cultural minorities, graduates who are socio-economically disadvantaged and graduates who have caring responsibilities. To try and begin addressing these issues, additional funding has been secured by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust from NHS England to develop paid opportunities for aspiring Clinical Psychologists to gain clinical experience. We are offering two 3-month opportunities of paid experience working as an assistant psychologist for psychology graduates who are committed to developing a career in the psychological professions within the NHS. Successful applicants will be line managed and clinically supervised by HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologists. Please note that applications may close before the deadline, subject to volume of applications. Applicants need to ensure that their supporting statement highlights that they are a graduate from an ethnic or cultural minority, are socio-economically disadvantaged or have caring responsibilities in order to meet the requirements set out by the NHS England scheme. These posts are suitable for recent psychology graduates from University courses offering Graduate Basis for membership of the British Psychological Society, with limited NHS experience. We would like to especially encourage those who have not had opportunities for voluntary experience due to caring responsibilities, inequality or disadvantage to apply. Applicants are applying for generic assistant psychologist posts that may be in any one of a number of our services across our adult community mental health services. When applying think about the generic skills and knowledge you have gained from your degree and life experiences rather than any particular service that may offer you a post if successful. Applications are invited from kind, thoughtful candidates with a \"can do\" attitude to deliver the Trusts Vision and Values and help to improve our service user experience. We plan for the internships to commence in January 2025. About us For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document. "}