Assistant Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

A wonderful opportunity to gain experience in a specialised and dynamic multidisciplinary team, working with children and adults born with a cleft lip and palate and their families. The Spires Cleft Centre in Salisbury is part of a dual-site service with the site in Oxford. The post will be based in Salisbury.

This post involves working within an experienced and supportive MDT of plastic and maxillofacial surgeons, speech and language therapists, clinical nurse specialists, orthodontists, reconstructive dentists and geneticists. Psychology is well established and highly valued by the Spires Cleft Centre and the post holder will be involved in MDT clinics and psychological triage for children, young people, adults and families affected by cleft lip and/or palate.

A key role is the collation of standardised assessments and questionnaires contributing to national data sets. The post holder will support work with children, young people and families experiencing psychological distress in relation to experiencing visible difference, difficulties with functional consequences of their condition or difficulties coping with planned surgical procedures and treatment as both outpatients and inpatients.

The post holder will work under the supervision of the part-time clinical psychologist in Salisbury and will have a working relationship with a clinical psychology colleagues also based in Oxford.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical Assessment and Intervention: Assessing patients, conducting screenings, and providing interventions.
• Data Management: Collecting, scoring, and inputting data into relevant databases.
• Clinical Collaboration: Working closely with the clinical psychologist.
• Research Participation: Contributing to research and audit activities.
• Administrative Tasks: Maintaining accurate records and managing workload.
• Strong Clinical Skills: Demonstrating expertise in clinical assessment and intervention.
• Effective Communication: Communicating clearly with patients, families, and colleagues.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

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 visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk