Assistant Psychologist inFolkestone inFolkestone PUBLISHED 18 DEC 2023
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Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the post and the main responsibilities it entails.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2.
Due to the current post holders career progression, we have a vacancy for a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary community mental health service for older people (CMHSOP). The services offer specialist assessment and support to people who present with complex mental health needs and an associated degree of risk, at secondary care level, as well as those encountering challenges associated with (suspected) dementia.
The post provides opportunities to gain experience and skills working with multifaceted systems, helping to provide psychologically informed interventions to clients, including group work, and contributing to dementia assessment processes.
Previous experience of working with people with significant mental health difficulties, associated distress and/or other disabilities would be advantageous, alongside experience of direct observations, semi-structured interviews (with clients and their significant others) and psychometric testing. High-level communication skills (written and verbal) are required.
This post is a full-time, permanent position.
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within Thanet Community Mental Health Service for Older People, providing psychological assessment (including psychometric testing as part of dementia diagnostic processes) and interventions under the supervision of HCPC registered practitioner psychologists. To assist in clinically related administration, for example: waiting list management, research and project work.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the post and the main responsibilities it entails.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2.
Due to the current post holders career progression, we have a vacancy for a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary community mental health service for older people (CMHSOP). The services offer specialist assessment and support to people who present with complex mental health needs and an associated degree of risk, at secondary care level, as well as those encountering challenges associated with (suspected) dementia.
The post provides opportunities to gain experience and skills working with multifaceted systems, helping to provide psychologically informed interventions to clients, including group work, and contributing to dementia assessment processes.
Previous experience of working with people with significant mental health difficulties, associated distress and/or other disabilities would be advantageous, alongside experience of direct observations, semi-structured interviews (with clients and their significant others) and psychometric testing. High-level communication skills (written and verbal) are required.
This post is a full-time, permanent position.
To support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within Thanet Community Mental Health Service for Older People, providing psychological assessment (including psychometric testing as part of dementia diagnostic processes) and interventions under the supervision of HCPC registered practitioner psychologists. To assist in clinically related administration, for example: waiting list management, research and project work.
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