Assistant Psychologist

Job summary

We are pleased to be able to offer the opportunity to be part of the health provision within the Norfolk Youth Justice Service (NYJS) as an assistant psychologist. This unique pathway within NYJS currently consists of a mental health practitioner, speech and language therapy and psychology combined and is embedded within the NYJS service, allowing the post holder the opportunity to work alongside multiple professionals from different backgrounds and disciplines.

NYJS aims to provide the highest standard of trauma-informed, child-first provision to the children and families they work with to achieve meaningful change. The health pathway is a partnership between Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Community Services and the Norfolk Youth Justice Service.

The successful applicant will work as part of a team, supporting in psychological assessment, consultation to other staff and holding a small, supervised caseload of direct work with children within the service as appropriate. They will have regular support and supervision from colleagues and the opportunity to develop and enhance their clinical skills.

Main duties of the job

This post is based within the NYJS, working alongside youth justice professionals. You will have a locality base but much of your working week will be out and about in the community or working from home so you must have a driving licence and access to a vehicle to meet the requirements of the post. In line with our current ways of working, you'll be expected to be in the office at least 2 days a week, in addition to team days.

We have close relationships with the Clinical Psychology Doctorate training course at the University of East Anglia and routinely offer placements to trainee clinical psychologists. We also have an excellent research department in the Trust.

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.

NYJS is a statutory multi-agency partnership hosted within Norfolk County Council to prevent children from offending whilst safeguarding their welfare, protecting the public and helping restore the damage caused to the victims of their crimes.

We are advocates

We are advisers

We are supporters

We keep children at the heart of everything we do

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH

Employer's website

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

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