Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Assistant Psychologist - Looked after Children Team

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist who is interested in gaining experience in working with looked after children and young people .

As a specialist children's service, NHFT's Integrated Looked After Children's ( LAC) Health Service works across Northamptonshire to support the emotional and physical well being of children in care. Our population of looked after children residing in Northamptonshire is approximately 1200

Main duties of the job

The post holder will help to support and enhance the professional psychological care and assessment of clients within the service, across all sectors of care; providing observational, psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

20 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TF728-ACS

Job locations

Newland House

Newland

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Scoring

Essential

Car user
Keen interest in working with looked after children and young people
Experience of working with Mental Health related difficulties or developmental trauma
Experience of completing mental health related assessments

Desirable

Knowledge and experience with Neurodevelopment Difficulties
At least 1 years experience with children and young people
At least 1 year experience with assessment in relation to Neurodevelopmental difficulties
Experience of delivering psychoeducation groups to children / professionals

Score

Essential

Honours Degree in Psychology

Desirable

At least 1 year experience as an Assistant Psychologist
Evidence of further relevant training in Mental Health/ Developmental trauma

Person Specification

Scoring

Essential

Car user
Keen interest in working with looked after children and young people
Experience of working with Mental Health related difficulties or developmental trauma
Experience of completing mental health related assessments

Desirable

Knowledge and experience with Neurodevelopment Difficulties
At least 1 years experience with children and young people
At least 1 year experience with assessment in relation to Neurodevelopmental difficulties
Experience of delivering psychoeducation groups to children / professionals

Score

Essential

Honours Degree in Psychology

Desirable

At least 1 year experience as an Assistant Psychologist
Evidence of further relevant training in Mental Health/ Developmental trauma

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.