Candidates are expected to have experience working with young individuals or families in a mental health context, as the position requires independent travel to rural locations. Key responsibilities include delivering interventions on topics like anxiety management and emotional regulation, as well as timely completion of clinical paperwork. In return, the role offers benefits such as an NHS pension, extensive training, opportunities for career advancement, and a generous leave package.
We are looking to recruit a band 4 Assistant Psychologist to work in the Under 18's Eating Disorder Team.
This post is a fixed term contract for two years. The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, motivated, committed to personal and professional development and able to engage with young people with complex mental health difficulties and their families. They will be working as part of a friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary team under direct supervision from an experienced Clinical Psychologist.
The remit of the team is to work with young people presenting with complex mental health difficulties and associated levels of risk. We take a systemic and recovery-oriented approach to understanding and working youth mental health, incorporating therapeutic approaches such as CBT, ACT and DBT.
This role will involve providing low intensity, structured interventions; developing and coordinating therapeutic resources within the team; supporting care coordinator's in their therapeutic work with clients; co-facilitating workshops and groups; carrying out clinical evaluation and audit; and supporting with clinical research.
Experience working with young people or families within mental health would be beneficial.
About us
This post is community based and may involve independent travel to often rural locations. The post holder will therefore need a driving license and access to a reliable vehicle.
As described above, delivering brief interventions such as 'living with emotions', 'sleep' and 'anxiety management'.
Completing 5P formulation work with Nursing staff.
Completing all clinical paperwork in a timely manner.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities see first section and job description.
This role will include regular supervision from an experienced psychologist.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
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