Assistant Psychologist
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Job summary
The Richardson Eating Disorder service (REDS) is looking to recruit an enthusiastic psychology graduate, with interest and experience in working into clinical settings with people experiencing psychological distress, either in a paid or voluntary capacity, to help support psychological input into our adult eating disorder ward and intensive day service.
This post will also provide the opportunity to work within community settings as part of our Intensive Day Service at home treatment pathway. The IDS@ home treatment pathway aims to support people who struggle with eating difficulties where travel to a centralised day service is proving difficult or whose clinical need requires a more bespoke package of care.
The Richardson Eating Disorder (REDS) is a regional specialist eating disorder service for adults experiencing eating disorders. The area covered by the post will be the wide geographical area covered by CNTW andmay include a combination of online and face to face appointments. REDS has a well-established track record of delivering care and treatment in inpatient and day-patient settings and have recently expanded to deliver care and treatment to adults in the community who are experiencing eating distress.
There will be opportunities for the post holder to work as part of an MDT offering individual and group therapies alongside holistic assessments to help people make sense of their difficulties and inform team formulation approaches.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work within a multidisciplinary context to help the psychology team undertake specialised psychological assessments, group and individual therapeutic interventions, alongside other types of clinical intervention appropriate to this level of training with both staff groups and families. They will have weekly supervision from an experienced member of the psychology team.
In terms of service development opportunities, the successful applicant will help co-ordinate psychometric outcome measures and compile an annual report to inform service plans going forward. They will support the service in the delivery of training and service development initiatives.
Working for your organisation
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 learn, grow and develop as a psychological practitioner.
We have good links with both the Newcastle and Teesside DClinpsy courses, have regular trainees on placement with us and have a good success rate in terms of assistants gaining a place on their chosen course.
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.
Details
Date posted
26 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
263-SCG24-117-MG
Job locations
Walkergate park Intensive day service
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE6 4QD
Employer details
Employer name
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Walkergate park Intensive day service
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE6 4QD
Employer's website
https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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