Job summary
Clinical Associate in Psychology Apprenticeship
AMH Acute & Community
Full time (37.5 hours)
Band 5 apprenticeship leading to band 6 following successful completion of the programme (indicative banding)
We are inviting applicants for this exciting new role within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Adult Mental Health Service. The Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) is offered as a Master Level Apprenticeship.
Working in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, this apprenticeship leads to Master Level qualification over 18 months. As an apprenticeship you will be employed full time by the Trust and your time will be split between 2 days a week of academic teaching/study and 3 days in clinical practice. Job offers to successful candidates will be conditional on completing the application process for the CAP Masters course at Nottingham Trent University, by the deadline for applications (6.9.2023). The course induction is scheduled for 20th September 2023 with the course teaching commencing on 26th September 2023.
As this opportunity is offered as an Apprenticeship all training costs are paid for by the employer.
We are expecting a high number of applicants for these positions and the advert will therefore close when we have a sufficient number of candidates.
Main duties of the job
This opportunity is open to graduate psychologists holding a degree in Psychology. This qualification will fill an identified skills gap between assistant psychologists and qualified clinical psychologists.
CAP apprentices will be working alongside qualified Clinical Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists as part of the psychological services contribution to the multidisciplinary community teams across Nottinghamshire. Clinical bases for this programme will be discussed at interview. This new role will make a positive impact on enhancing the current workforce provision serving the mental health needs of the nation. The CAPs are a flexible workforce, competent in the planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based psychological interventions.
We are looking to recruit 3 CAPs to work within Adult Mental Health Services working into Inpatient Acute and Psychological Therapies settings.
The Clinical Associate in Psychology role is a new psychology career pathway in its own right. CAPs on successful completion of the apprenticeship programme will continue within the Adult Mental Health services as a band 6 (indicative banding) Clinical Associate Psychologist.
We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who have a commitment to working in the local region, from those with diverse backgrounds and from people who bring lived experience relevant to mental health work.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will undertake the requirements of the Apprenticeship for the Clinical Associate in Psychology. This will be a structured programme of learning including work-based learning, personal study, academic learning, research and assessment, leading to the award of MSc for Clinical Associate in Psychology
The post holder will work semi-autonomously on a day-to-day basis within their scope of practice under supervision of and subject to review at regular intervals by a registered practitioner psychologist in accordance with British Psychological Society (BPS) guidelines.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary service team providing psychology services for adults. The post holder will be based at the location specified in the job advertisement and the contract of employment. The Trust reserves the right with consultation to relocate post holders to any based within the Trust in line with service requirements.
To post holder will undertake a range of clinical activities across a range of settings including in person, by telephone or digital platforms. Activity will include psychological assessments, treatments and other types of clinical intervention with individual service users, carers, families, groups etc; along with other activities such as staff training; research and development activity.
Liaison with a broad range of other discipline and agencies including health, social care and voluntary services will be a key aspect of this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will undertake the requirements of the Apprenticeship for the Clinical Associate in Psychology. This will be a structured programme of learning including work-based learning, personal study, academic learning, research and assessment, leading to the award of MSc for Clinical Associate in Psychology
The post holder will work semi-autonomously on a day-to-day basis within their scope of practice under supervision of and subject to review at regular intervals by a registered practitioner psychologist in accordance with British Psychological Society (BPS) guidelines.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary service team providing psychology services for adults. The post holder will be based at the location specified in the job advertisement and the contract of employment. The Trust reserves the right with consultation to relocate post holders to any based within the Trust in line with service requirements.
To post holder will undertake a range of clinical activities across a range of settings including in person, by telephone or digital platforms. Activity will include psychological assessments, treatments and other types of clinical intervention with individual service users, carers, families, groups etc; along with other activities such as staff training; research and development activity.
Liaison with a broad range of other discipline and agencies including health, social care and voluntary services will be a key aspect of this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An approved qualification in psychology conferring eligibility for graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society, with either a Bachelor's degree (Class 2.2 or higher) or a Bachelor's degree (any class) together with a higher degree with successful completion of a BPS accredited post-graduate
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant post doctoral studies in a relevant field (e.g. MSc, MA, MPhil, PGDip)
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of work in the NHS with Adult Populations
- Non NHS experience with Adult populations, including working in voluntary sector/ charitable organisations (e.g. outreach work, or local engagement work including youth worker, mentoring, peer support etc.
- Experience of work with client groups with mental health problems, including mental health care and/or working with carers
- Experience of delivering therapeutic group interventions and/ or supporting reflective practice spaces
- Experience of working in MDTs and/or multi-agency teams
Desirable
- Work in multi-cultural settings, with people from a range of backgrounds, including working with interpreters.
- Experience of working with behaviours that challenge services in a least restrictive way.
Applied Skills
Essential
- Evidence of applying graduate level knowledge of psychological theory in practice
- Graduate knowledge of research design and methodology including quantitative and qualitative methods
- Ability to draw upon a specific theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations, under clinical supervision
- Awareness of the potential impact of discrimination & disadvantage on mental health
- Transferable Skills o Demonstrates excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills o Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal. oGood IT skills. Contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others. oManage effectively exposure to distressing/highly emotional circumstances. oManage effectively verbal aggression from service users, families, etc. and the risk of physical aggression. oRespectful and collaborative approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. oGood organisational skills and an ability to work well to deadlines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An approved qualification in psychology conferring eligibility for graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society, with either a Bachelor's degree (Class 2.2 or higher) or a Bachelor's degree (any class) together with a higher degree with successful completion of a BPS accredited post-graduate
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant post doctoral studies in a relevant field (e.g. MSc, MA, MPhil, PGDip)
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of work in the NHS with Adult Populations
- Non NHS experience with Adult populations, including working in voluntary sector/ charitable organisations (e.g. outreach work, or local engagement work including youth worker, mentoring, peer support etc.
- Experience of work with client groups with mental health problems, including mental health care and/or working with carers
- Experience of delivering therapeutic group interventions and/ or supporting reflective practice spaces
- Experience of working in MDTs and/or multi-agency teams
Desirable
- Work in multi-cultural settings, with people from a range of backgrounds, including working with interpreters.
- Experience of working with behaviours that challenge services in a least restrictive way.
Applied Skills
Essential
- Evidence of applying graduate level knowledge of psychological theory in practice
- Graduate knowledge of research design and methodology including quantitative and qualitative methods
- Ability to draw upon a specific theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations, under clinical supervision
- Awareness of the potential impact of discrimination & disadvantage on mental health
- Transferable Skills o Demonstrates excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills o Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal. oGood IT skills. Contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others. oManage effectively exposure to distressing/highly emotional circumstances. oManage effectively verbal aggression from service users, families, etc. and the risk of physical aggression. oRespectful and collaborative approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. oGood organisational skills and an ability to work well to deadlines.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
