Job summary
CNTW NHS Trust's North Cumbria Adult Learning Disabilities Service are seeking a motivated, skilled and compassionate assistant psychologist, who can work effectively with the multi-disciplinary team to improve the lives of adults with intellectual disabilities.
The team provide assessment and intervention to adults aged 18 to end of life who have an intellectual disability. We work with people across four specialist pathways, physical health, mental health, forensic, and behavioural challenge. The Assistant Psychologist will have opportunity to work across all pathways.
The psychology team includes Consultant and Senior Clinical Psychologists who work closely with other members of the MDT including nurses, psychiatrists, allied health professionals, assistant practitioners, clinical support assistants and administrators.
The post offers opportunities to be involved in clinical research and audit. Clinical supervision will be scheduled in addition to regular access to informal support from the team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder's main duties are to assist qualified psychologists in the delivery of psychological services in the pathway; providing psychological assessment and specific interventions under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist, working independently within the limits agreed with the psychology supervisor. The post holder will produces assessment and intervention professional reports. The post holder will support the service in the delivery of training initiatives. The post holder will utilise research skills for audit, literature reviews, service development and other research initiatives within the pathway or wider service.
The post holder will receive direct weekly management and clinical supervision from a Senior, Principal or Consultant Clinical Psychologist.The post holder will perform delegated tasks within guidelines provided by thesupervisor, will receive regular clinical supervision and will seek additionalsupervision and guidance where required.The post-holder will provide compassionate care that is based on empathy,kindness, respect and dignity.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date: 24th September 2024
Closing date : 8th October 2024
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date: 24th September 2024
Closing date : 8th October 2024
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Upper 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in Psychology
- Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision
- Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation
- Experience of providing individual or group interventions.
Skills and Competence
Essential
- High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context.
- Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g. SPSS for Windows.
- Demonstrates graduate level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology
- An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare.
Desirable
- A high standard of report writing.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Upper 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in Psychology
- Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision
- Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation
- Experience of providing individual or group interventions.
Skills and Competence
Essential
- High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context.
- Computer literate, including use of databases & data analysis, e.g. SPSS for Windows.
- Demonstrates graduate level knowledge and experience of research and research methodology
- An understanding of psychology applied to healthcare.
Desirable
- A high standard of report writing.
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).
