Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Assistant Psychologist

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Job summary

Hi, my name is Joseph Cassidy and I am one of the Clinical Psychologists in our Children's, Families and Young Peoples Service. We are looking for people interested in the Assistant Psychologist role in our Central Youth service. The service itself is a community mental health team for young people aged between 14 and 25 years old, staffed by a range of professionals across various disciplines.

We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to work under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, to help undertake assessments and deliver brief psychological interventions to service users as well as their carers and families. You will be involved in the teaching and training of psychological interventions to other colleagues, as well as helping to develop and expand service-related research projects.

PLEASE READ: as part of the selection process we would like candidates to write a brief essay (of no more than 500 words) with the title, "How might current national challenges impact young people's experience of their mental health?". The essay should be written at the start of the supporting statement.

Main duties of the job

This post involves working with a wide range of clients and mental health difficulties. Within this context, our assistant psychologists have various responsibilities, including:

o To undertake psychologically informed assessments with young people, formulating their needs and difficulties to better inform subsequent care.

o To provide psychological interventions to young people, either through direct work with service users or indirect work with parents, carers or professionals. This will involve the application of psychological models, such as cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT).

o To perform a range of clinical and research tasks essential to the operation of the team, including the delivery of routine outcome measures, psychoeducation materials, literature reviews and waitlist audits.

The successful applicant will:

o Enjoy making a difference to young people and supporting them (and their families and/or carers) to lead health and fulfilling lives.

o Value and engage with supervision, both group and individual. They will receive regular clinical and management supervision, offering a safe space to reflect on the role and the challenges or successes it brings.

o Recognize the importance of teamwork and close partnership working.

o Be able to work flexibly and creatively in response to service users' needs, while still effectively managing their time and setting achievable goals.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Details

Date posted

28 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Gross per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CFYPC6460459

Job locations

Central Youth Service

80 St Stephen's Road

Norwich

NR1 3RE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description 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!

If you have any questions please contact joseph.cassidy@nsft.nhs.uk, eve.klama@nsft.nhs.uk and kirstie.harvey@nsft.nhs.uk.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description 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!

If you have any questions please contact joseph.cassidy@nsft.nhs.uk, eve.klama@nsft.nhs.uk and kirstie.harvey@nsft.nhs.uk.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A BPS accredited degree in Psychology.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working with service users

Desirable

  • Experience of research in the NHS
  • Experience of quantitative or qualitative research

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients and colleagues

Desirable

  • Skills using microcomputers for databases or date analysis, especially SPSS for Windows
  • Presentation Skills.
  • Managing risks with service users.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of mental health
  • Knowledge of quantitative research.
  • An understanding of psychology applied to health care.

Desirable

  • An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
  • An ability to apply existing knowledge to a mental health context

Other

Essential

  • An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
  • Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
  • Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
  • Ability to travel independently.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A BPS accredited degree in Psychology.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working with service users

Desirable

  • Experience of research in the NHS
  • Experience of quantitative or qualitative research

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients and colleagues

Desirable

  • Skills using microcomputers for databases or date analysis, especially SPSS for Windows
  • Presentation Skills.
  • Managing risks with service users.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of mental health
  • Knowledge of quantitative research.
  • An understanding of psychology applied to health care.

Desirable

  • An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
  • An ability to apply existing knowledge to a mental health context

Other

Essential

  • An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
  • Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
  • Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
  • Ability to travel independently.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Central Youth Service

80 St Stephen's Road

Norwich

NR1 3RE


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Central Youth Service

80 St Stephen's Road

Norwich

NR1 3RE


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Psychologist

Joseph Cassidy

joseph.cassidy@nsft.nhs.uk

03300581840

Details

Date posted

28 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Gross per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CFYPC6460459

Job locations

Central Youth Service

80 St Stephen's Road

Norwich

NR1 3RE


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