Job summary
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as an Assistant Psychologist!
In this role, you'll be at the forefront of providing support and guidance to young individuals and their families. From running engaging group sessions to offering individualised assistance, you'll help tackle challenges such as needle phobia, fear of hypos, diabetes burnout and low self-esteem.
Collaboration is key! You'll work closely with our diabetes team, co-facilitating Diabetes Youth clinics that involve psychoeducation groups and activities. Additionally, you'll have the chance to contribute to ground-breaking research and project evaluations, our latest initiative addressed tech inequalities in diabetes management.
You'll also provide invaluable support to individuals and families, addressing the impact of diabetes on their overall well-being and helping them navigate the intersection of mental health and diabetes care.
If you're ready to be a part of a compassionate team, driving positive change in the lives of young people we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
This role is for 15 hours per week.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree in Psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of direct client contact in a health care setting (this can be paid, voluntary or lived experience).
- Experience of working in teams (paid, voluntary or lived experience)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Awareness of some of the psychological issues facing people with physical illness, injury or disability, including young people and their families.
- Computer literacy and experience of statistical packages, literature databases and presentation tools.
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge, underpinned by theory, to a physical health context
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to take initiative, work independently, reliably and consistently, with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Ability to work effectively within a team environment
- Confident, friendly and approachable
Additional Requirements
Essential
- A professional interest in a career in Clinical Psychology
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree in Psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of direct client contact in a health care setting (this can be paid, voluntary or lived experience).
- Experience of working in teams (paid, voluntary or lived experience)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Awareness of some of the psychological issues facing people with physical illness, injury or disability, including young people and their families.
- Computer literacy and experience of statistical packages, literature databases and presentation tools.
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge, underpinned by theory, to a physical health context
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to take initiative, work independently, reliably and consistently, with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Ability to work effectively within a team environment
- Confident, friendly and approachable
Additional Requirements
Essential
- A professional interest in a career in Clinical Psychology
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).
