Assistant Psychologist - Bedford

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your supporting statement must start with three reasons to shortlist me and must give those reasons within 300 words. If this section is not included you will not be considered for shortlisting. Please see detailed Job Description and Person Spec for details of the post.

Person Specification

Education/qualification/training

Essential

• A first or upper second class (2:1) honours degree in Psychology conferring eligibility for graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society

Desirable

• Attendance at short courses relevant to the post (eg further training in working with people with Complex Emotional Needs or Psychosis/Bipolar Disorder)

Experience

Essential

• Work with client groups with severe mental health problems (eg Complex Emotional Needs, Psychosis, Bipolar Disorder)
• Experience in supporting psychological assessment and delivering individual and/or group interventions under supervision
• Completing and conducting service-related research or service evaluation

Desirable

• Experience of work in the NHS giving awareness of NHS values and structures.
• Experience working in a clinical multi-disciplinary team, as an Assistant Psychologist or direct care giver.
• Experience in communicating sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues.
• Experience of QI Framework and working on QI Projects

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems.
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context.
• Aware of the potential impact of discrimination & disadvantage on mental health.
• Skills in engaging positively with a wide range of people with respect for diversity and encouraging inclusion.
• Able to draw upon a specific theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations, under clinical supervision.
• High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
• Ability to work independently, prioritising workload, within agreed time frames, and using supervision appropriately within limits of competence.
• Ability to create and maintain effective relationships within the Clinical team and with a range of professionals.
• IT literate including expertise in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to a professional standard

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Florence Ball House

Kimbolton Road

Bedford

MK40 2NT

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)