Job summary
We encourage applications from those identified as under-represented groups within the Psychology profession, this includes people from ethnic minority background and those from low income families.
The ASPIRE scheme is designed to support psychology graduates who face challenges accessing paid or unpaid assistant psychologist roles due to systemic barriers and contextual factors.We are looking for recent psychology graduates who are passionate about working in mental health services, are curious to understand and support others, and are open to learning.
This year, we are offering three part-time, paid placements lasting 6 months, providing valuable clinical experience to help participants progress toward their career goals. The role offers the development of clinical experience in working as an Assistant Psychologist within the NHS. This will be gained through observation of the clinical work of qualified members of staff (psychologists and other psychological professionals), joint working with the supervisor and others and, as agreed with the supervisor, supervised independent clinicalworkand related clinical tasks.
We anticipate that the successful applicants will work in one of three services. Likely to be from these settings:
1) EnfieldIntegratedLearning DisabilitiesService(EILDS)
2) St. Ann's Eating Disorder Service(SAEDS)
3) Unplanned Care(inpatient wards and/or Same Day Emergency Services)
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job are tosupport and enhance the professional psychological care of service users within the service. The primary focus will be to work in conjunction with the supervision within the team, using evidenced based psychological interventions to support service users, their familiesand others. This work will be completed under the close supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, moving towards working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. The post holder may alsoassistin clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of outcome measures and statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, and project work.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
- We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
The post holder will be aligned with our values:
- We Are Kind
- We Are Respectful
- We Work Together
- We Keep Things Simple
- We Empower
- We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Under close supervision of the qualified psychologist supervisor and others, the post holder may:
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provide care equitably to all service users, in an anti-discriminatory approach also promoting equality, diversity and inclusion for service uses and their families.
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undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients including, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
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assistin the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems.
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assistin the development, coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
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work with other staff to assess service-users care.
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assistin the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
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attend and contribute toappropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Under close supervision of the qualified psychologist supervisor and others, the post holder may:
-
provide care equitably to all service users, in an anti-discriminatory approach also promoting equality, diversity and inclusion for service uses and their families.
-
undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients including, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
-
assistin the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems.
-
assistin the development, coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
-
work with other staff to assess service-users care.
-
assistin the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
-
attend and contribute toappropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
Person Specification
Eligibility criteria
Essential
- Meet the criteria of otherwise having faced barriers to entering the psychology profession through unpaid work experience (see Application Guidelines)
- Intention to train as a clinical psychologist in the future
- Must not have a paid post or be a post graduate trainee in a university programme
- Must not be studying towards or have completed a master's degree (with the exceptions of conversion degree or MSci
- Must not have held any previous paid Assistant Psychologist post or similar pre-qualification psychological professions post including Research posts
Other - Application guidelines
Essential
- Included a statement confirming requirements
- Interest in & understanding of the work of clinical psychology: (Max 100-word count)
- Interest in improving equity of access to psychological services: (Max 100-word count)
- Values or experiences that show capability to work with a diverse population of service users and their families: (Max 100-word count)
- Other relevant personal qualities: (Max 50-word count)
- Meet the criteria relating to financial exclusion: (See examples in Application Guidelines) Description not needed, only reporting of those that apply and any other similar factors not listed in the application guidance. (Max 75-word count)
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of a 2:1 psychology BSc which provides the Graduate Basis for Chartership of the BPS
Experience
Essential
- Experience that supports working with people with mental and or physical health problems, through employment, volunteering, lived experience, research or education.
- Experience that supports working with diverse communities
Desirable
- Experience of paid or unpaid direct care provision.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate sensitively and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
- An understanding of the social determinates of health inequalities
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge and theories
- IT skills including the use of video calls, databases, and data analysis
Desirable
- Ability to offer psychological care in a language(s) in addition to English
Person Specification
Eligibility criteria
Essential
- Meet the criteria of otherwise having faced barriers to entering the psychology profession through unpaid work experience (see Application Guidelines)
- Intention to train as a clinical psychologist in the future
- Must not have a paid post or be a post graduate trainee in a university programme
- Must not be studying towards or have completed a master's degree (with the exceptions of conversion degree or MSci
- Must not have held any previous paid Assistant Psychologist post or similar pre-qualification psychological professions post including Research posts
Other - Application guidelines
Essential
- Included a statement confirming requirements
- Interest in & understanding of the work of clinical psychology: (Max 100-word count)
- Interest in improving equity of access to psychological services: (Max 100-word count)
- Values or experiences that show capability to work with a diverse population of service users and their families: (Max 100-word count)
- Other relevant personal qualities: (Max 50-word count)
- Meet the criteria relating to financial exclusion: (See examples in Application Guidelines) Description not needed, only reporting of those that apply and any other similar factors not listed in the application guidance. (Max 75-word count)
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of a 2:1 psychology BSc which provides the Graduate Basis for Chartership of the BPS
Experience
Essential
- Experience that supports working with people with mental and or physical health problems, through employment, volunteering, lived experience, research or education.
- Experience that supports working with diverse communities
Desirable
- Experience of paid or unpaid direct care provision.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate sensitively and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
- An understanding of the social determinates of health inequalities
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge and theories
- IT skills including the use of video calls, databases, and data analysis
Desirable
- Ability to offer psychological care in a language(s) in addition to English
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).
