Assistant Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

The North Stoke CAMHS Team are looking to recruit a part-time [30 hours per week] Band 4 Assistant Clinical Psychologist to join their multi-disciplinary Team .

The successful candidate will have paid experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist.

The successful candidate will support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the agreed Directorate, across all sectors of care; providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with the qualified psychologist and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

• Assists in the promotion of a psychologically informed approach to the understanding and management of the problems and needs of all clients within the service area covered.
• Under the clinical supervision and guidance of a qualified psychologist, collaborates with other members of the MDT in case and care reviews in the context of the Care Programme Approach and other relevant clinical systems applying in inpatient, day patient or outpatient settings.
• Attends and contributes to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings, providing a psychological perspective or psychological information in conjunction with or on behalf of the qualified psychologist with supervises their practice.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Details

Date posted: 19 November 2024

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 4

Salary: £26,530 to £29,114 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 232-CMT-6755125

Job locations: North Stoke CAMHS, Stoke on Trent, ST6 5JJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Observes professional codes of practice of the BPS, Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Trust policies and procedures and terms and conditions of employment.
• Responsible for working within limits appropriate to qualifications, competences and experience.
• In common with all applied psychologists, receives regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology

Knowledge

• Experience of work with people with mental health problems or disabilities, or other relevant problems or disabilities (e.g. learning disabilities, organic impairment).

Knowledge

• High level of interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to work and effectively communicate complex or sensitive information in highly emotive and emotionally charged settings involving conflict and significant personal distress.

Employer details

Employer name

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Address

North Stoke CAMHS, Stoke on Trent, ST6 5JJ

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader

Amy Spruce

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