Senior Assistant Psychologist

Job summary

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The CAMHS Intensive Support Team (Mental Health) in Shropshire is recruiting two Senior Assistant Psychologists on 12 month fixed term contracts. In the role you will work as part of a new multidisciplinary service supporting autistic children and young people experiencing significant distress and at risk of hospital admission.

Working within the THRIVE "Getting More Help" model, you will provide peer support to a small number of young people, their families and key stakeholders, helping to prevent poor health outcomes, reduce hospital admissions, so that people remain in their local communities, getting the right support.

You will work with CYP, families and multi-disciplinary colleagues, including colleagues in other organisations who are providing support to theCYP and their families. You will support and enhance the professional, psychological care of CYP who have either a diagnosis of autism or a working diagnosis of Autism within the service, providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified Practitioner Psychologist.

Base options include Severnfields in Shrewsbury or Langley School in Telford.

Join us and make a difference to children and young people across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake assessments of personality, beliefs, attitudes, behaviour, emotional function, other relevant psychological characteristics and dimensions and factors relevant to the development, maintenance and understanding of the child and young person (CYP)difficulties based psychological assessments of service users applying psychological tests, including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with CYP , family members and others involved in the young person's care
• To assists in the formulation of the CYP and families' difficulties and in the planning and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of the CYP problems in community and inpatient / residential settings
• To deliver therapeutic interventions developed or guided by the qualified psychologist or otherwise defined by protocol, for individual CYP and their families, including, for example, planned programmes of CBT or other appropriate psychological interventions.
• To assist in the planning, development, coordination and delivery of therapeutic groups, including for example group approaches to the management of anxiety, stress, psycho-educational groups for carers and other protocol-based group interventions. Acts as co-therapist with qualified psychologist, other Assistant Psychologist or other designated clinician and as appropriate runs group in accordance with agreed protocol.

About us

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

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