Job summary
Assistant Psychologist - 3 x posts1) Bexley CAMHS, Park Crescent Erith, DA8 3EE 2) Greenwich CAMHS, Woolwich Centre & Highpoint House 3) Oxleas CAMHS DBT Team, Highpoint House (Greenwich) & Stepping Stones (Bromley) for DBT group on Thursdays We are seeking enthusiastic, highly motivated psychology graduates keen to gain experience to progress towards clinical psychology training. All posts are focused on supporting data collection processes for Children and Young Peoples IAPT (CYP-IAPT), including clinical outcome monitoring & service-user satisfaction. The primary task in these roles is to support data collection. There are opportunities to undertake clinical work under supervision from a Clinical Psychologist. The post holder will support assessments, consultations and direct therapeutic work. Post 1 - Bexley You will join a multidisciplinary team working with children and young people with complex mental health difficulties. You will work with four assistant psychologists within Bexley CAMHS. Staff describe that work in Bexley CAMHS a warm and caring environment across the whole service. Bexley CAMHS is based in a newly refurbished, purposely designed building, easily accessible from Kent, SE and East London, as well as parts of Essex and Surrey. There is parking on site and nearby streets. There are excellent public transport links including a direct train to Erith from London Bridge in under 40 mins.
Main duties of the job
Post 2 - Greenwich This is an exciting opportunity to join specialist teams, the Early Intervention in Schools Team (EIT) in CAMHS & the Integrated Clinical Team (ICT) in Children's Services. The teams offer specialist mental health expertise for CYP experiencing difficulties in behaviour/emotional well-being & vulnerable to mental health difficulties. ICT works alongside Children's services staff with YP & families open to social care, where YP experience anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, family conflict, gender related distress or trauma experiences. The team offer therapeutic treatments to YP/families. EIT provide training to schools, consultation & brief evidence-based intervention. The post holder will work with clinicians, e.g. Clinical Psychologists, Family Therapists & Psychotherapists. Post 3 - DBT Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) is an intensive evidence-based treatment for YP aged 13-17 with persistent self-harm & suicidal behaviour due to emotion dysregulation. DBT is community-based and aims to help YP understand harmful behaviours, replace these with more skilful behaviours and help them create a life they want to live. The post holder will assist in clinical admin, collection of KPIs, development of audit/research projects and teaching, plus clinical work, supporting the weekly DBT skills group for YP & parents/carers, and assessments. It is essential to have an interest in working with YP with self harm/suicidal behaviour in a DBT service.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services in community and secure environment settings, including community health care e.g. district nursing and speech & language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages. We work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 staff members work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Oxleas Trust has consistently achieved high ratings in quality assessments, patient & staff surveys with a culture of supporting staff. 'Building a Fairer Oxleas', is a programme of work involving staff across directorates, committed to making changes that positively impact all staff, but particularly BAME, disabled and LGBT+ staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: we are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post. The roles involve supporting clinical staff in using and interpreting routine outcomes measures in a meaningful way within care pathways, including staff training, supporting the analysis and reporting on clinical outcomes at a team, borough and tri-borough level. Having good IT skills and knowledge of Excel and SPSS would be desirable. Excellent communication skills are necessary to liaise and support clinical staff & teams. An interest in working with children and young people (CYP) is essential. Please contact Dr Kate Doherty on 0203 260 5200 (post 1), Dr Georgina Johnson (post 2) or Dr Rebecca South on 0203 260 5211 (post 3) All posts are within friendly, accessible, effective and thriving CYP IAPT services. We welcome applications from individuals from BAME backgrounds, so our workforce is representative of the communities where we work. As we receive a high number of applications for these posts, they will be closed when our limit on number of applications is received. If you do not hear anything within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted.All communication is by e-mail so please ensure that you regularly check your e-mails. You may have filters on your incoming messages, so emails are delivered to your junk mail. Please enable your settings so messages sent are received directly to your inbox. Unfortunately the Trust will not be responsible for any correspondence which has not been received/read in light of the above.The Trust is committed to equal opportunities promoting diversity, developing supporting policies and operates a variety of flexible working arrangements. Important Sponsorship Information for this post: we are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: we are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post. The roles involve supporting clinical staff in using and interpreting routine outcomes measures in a meaningful way within care pathways, including staff training, supporting the analysis and reporting on clinical outcomes at a team, borough and tri-borough level. Having good IT skills and knowledge of Excel and SPSS would be desirable. Excellent communication skills are necessary to liaise and support clinical staff & teams. An interest in working with children and young people (CYP) is essential. Please contact Dr Kate Doherty on 0203 260 5200 (post 1), Dr Georgina Johnson (post 2) or Dr Rebecca South on 0203 260 5211 (post 3) All posts are within friendly, accessible, effective and thriving CYP IAPT services. We welcome applications from individuals from BAME backgrounds, so our workforce is representative of the communities where we work. As we receive a high number of applications for these posts, they will be closed when our limit on number of applications is received. If you do not hear anything within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted.All communication is by e-mail so please ensure that you regularly check your e-mails. You may have filters on your incoming messages, so emails are delivered to your junk mail. Please enable your settings so messages sent are received directly to your inbox. Unfortunately the Trust will not be responsible for any correspondence which has not been received/read in light of the above.The Trust is committed to equal opportunities promoting diversity, developing supporting policies and operates a variety of flexible working arrangements. Important Sponsorship Information for this post: we are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Has an undergraduate degree in psychology with Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- This degree is either a 2(i) or a 2(ii) with a further postgraduate degree (MA, MSC, PhD etc)
Desirable
- 1st class psychology degree
- Postgraduate degree (not already counted in criteria above)
- Other relevant work based training (other than mandatory training)
Experience
Essential
- Total years' experience as an assistant psychologist and/or research assistant is less than 5 years
Desirable
- Experience as an assistant psychologist in any specialty
- Experience as a research assistant
- Experience of CYP IAPT
- Experience of other audit or service development work
- Experience of other audit or service development work
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to write clearly and coherently such as is required in outcome reports
Desirable
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of outcomes/audit/CYP IAPT principles
- Demonstrates database skills
- Demonstrates knowledge of role of clinical psychology in the NHS and intention of joining the profession
- Description of knowledge and skills has been made specific to the post advertised (eg in CAMHS, mainly outcomes)
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Has an undergraduate degree in psychology with Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- This degree is either a 2(i) or a 2(ii) with a further postgraduate degree (MA, MSC, PhD etc)
Desirable
- 1st class psychology degree
- Postgraduate degree (not already counted in criteria above)
- Other relevant work based training (other than mandatory training)
Experience
Essential
- Total years' experience as an assistant psychologist and/or research assistant is less than 5 years
Desirable
- Experience as an assistant psychologist in any specialty
- Experience as a research assistant
- Experience of CYP IAPT
- Experience of other audit or service development work
- Experience of other audit or service development work
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to write clearly and coherently such as is required in outcome reports
Desirable
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of outcomes/audit/CYP IAPT principles
- Demonstrates database skills
- Demonstrates knowledge of role of clinical psychology in the NHS and intention of joining the profession
- Description of knowledge and skills has been made specific to the post advertised (eg in CAMHS, mainly outcomes)
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).
