Assistant Psychologist Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust inNorth Shields inNorth Shields PUBLISHED FRI 10 JAN 2025

The Clinical Health Psychology service grouping provides psychological services, in a variety of delivery methods, to the long term health condition specialty services in Northumbria Healthcare Trust . This includes diabetes, cardiology and respiratory. In order to support the clinical work of the teams and to evaluate and audit the success of the services interventions we are looking for an Assistant Psychologist. The post is an 8 month fixed term contract.

The delivery of clinical services is closely aligned to the NHCT's Clinical Strategy and Mental Health Strategy. The Trust values are seen as an important component of both individual's work and the design and delivery of services. The Trust appraisal framework and the preceptorship programme enable continuing professional development, supported by funding for training and skills development. There are regular Trust-wide seminars such as a series on sleep and Compassionate Mind workshops.

The Trust has a wide range of staff benefits, including a gym, great canteens and regular well-being offers. Last year the psychology team entered the Step into Summer Challenge and participation in the various interest and support groups in the Trust is encouraged. There are well-stocked libraries with professional staff and facilities to support study.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

This post holder will assist with a number of defined duties as agreed with the clinical service leads (psychologists) and the service manager.

Working under the guidance and supervision of qualified psychologists, the post holder will participate in clinical work such as the service's triage and screening pathway and providing support to and co-facilitate group interventions (for example a well-being group based on the CFT model).

The post holder will also support the evaluation of interventions and service quality improvements, and audit the standards of the service deliveries.

There will also be project work and tasks specific to the service, including participation in screening of referrals and data gathering and analysis. We encourage you to contact us to find out more details prior to application.

We manage four major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isnt, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!.

Assistant psychologists in the service are supported with a clear structure of clinical supervision and professional guidance, and individual personal development plans. You will be appraised regularly and support will be given for career development. The service has links with the regional doctorate programmes and provides regular placements.

The post holder will work autonomously within British Psychological Society and NHS Trust professional guidelines. Applicants must have completed or be about to complete an under-graduate degree in a subject that confers eligibility for graduate registration with the BPS.

We may have other opportunities available within the Clinical Health Psychology service. Please indicate in the supporting information section if you would be willing to be considered if these become available.

Applications will be closed once the threshold number of applications has been reached. To avoid disappointment please complete you application as early as possible.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 6th February 2025. You will be expected to prepare a short presentation that you will need to send to us by Monday 3rd February. The topic will be communicated to you in the invite to interview letter.

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Jan 2025

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