Assistant Psychologist
Graduate job Northampton (Northamptonshire)
Job description
Assistant Psychologist Band 4
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist to work in the Learning Disability pathway which supports adults with neurodevelopmental disorders and complex mental health and forensic care needs. The pathway has a well-established psycho social treatment programme including a DBT service and neurodevelopmental disorder assessment clinic. The psychology team plays a key role in service delivery and regularly publishes and presents positive clinical outcomes at national and international conferences.
The successful applicant will join an existing team of trained Clinical and Forensic Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists and placement students. Duties are varied, but will include assisting trained Psychologists in psychological and behavioural assessments of patient needs, offering group and individual therapy sessions based on CBT, compassionate mind and psych educational models, maintaining a research databases, carrying out clinical audits, delivering staff training and assisting with functional analyses of behaviour.
Applicants should have a minimum of an upper second class honours degree in psychology, and be eligible for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society. Applicants must have either previous experience of working within a multidisciplinary team in a clinical setting or a relevant post graduate qualification. Applicants should be computer literate and have good interpersonal and communication skills.
In order to apply and view the job description and person specification please visit our website at careers.
The successful applicant will join an existing team of trained Clinical and Forensic Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists and placement students. Duties are varied, but will include assisting trained Psychologists in psychological and behavioural assessments of patient needs, offering group and individual therapy sessions based on CBT, compassionate mind and psych educational models, maintaining a research database, carrying out audits, delivering staff training and assisting with functional analyses of behaviour.
Applicants should have a minimum of an upper second class honours degree in psychology, and be eligible for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society. Applicants must have either previous experience of working within a multidisciplinary team in a clinical setting or a relevant post graduate qualification. Applicants should be computer literate and have good interpersonal and communication skills.
In order to apply and view the job description and person specification please visit our website at careers.
Unless specifically commissioned in advance, St Andrew’s Healthcare will not consider applications submitted by or through agencies.
Please quote the relevant reference number on all correspondence relating to this vacancy.
All positions within St Andrew’s are subject to an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 26th July 2015
Interview date: Week beginning 10th August 2015
Enquires can be made to Dr Deborah Morris Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Learning Disability Pathway, . Tel: ext 8716.
St Andrew’s Healthcare is the UK’s largest mental healthcare charity. We offer specialist secure services for men, women, adolescents and older people across mental health, learning disability, brain injury and degenerative disorders such as Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s. Putting Service Users’ needs at the heart of everything we do, we have built an innovative culture of clinical expertise.
Our benefits include:
“Safeguarding of staff and patients is core business for St Andrew’s. All our staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties