Assistant Psychologist

**Job Title**:Assistant Psychologist

**Job Location**:Field based**, **traveling to various locations across Devon.

**Salary**:£25,155.00 per annum, based on working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks of the year.

**Contract Type**:Permanent - Full Time

As an Assistant Psychologist, you’ll have the opportunity to be involved with the emotional wellbeing, mental health assessments and treatment services for our children and young adults with complex needs, such as learning difficulties/disabilities, neurodiverse needs, and some of whom may have experienced trauma.

You’ll be joining an exceptional integrated therapy team, like no other, surrounded by a diverse group of professionals whose expertise will inspire and help you grow. You’ll take the lead on initial assessments, performing behavioural observations in our children’s homes, and collaborating on treatment and care plans with our qualified professionals. You’ll play a crucial role in identifying and implementing measures with managers that will significantly impact our children’s daily lives.

As an Assistant Psychologist, you’ll experience will be valued and your voice will be heard by delivering training across the whole organisation and participating in the review and development of clinical policies and identifying improvements to our current service provision.

This role will require you to travel across Devon covering all our children’s homes, giving you the chance to really get to know the children you’re supporting and see how you’re helping them flourish and grow.

**A day in the life of an Assistant Psychologist will involve**:

- Carrying out initial Clinical assessment in the children's homes.
- Delivering Attachment and Trauma training to the Education and Care Teams.
- Leading on the outcome measures in the homes, meeting with managers and creating reports on a regular basis.

**To be a successful Assistant Psychologist, you’ll need**:

- An undergraduate degree in psychology - eligible for BPS graduate membership.
- Experience of working with people with learning or mental health difficulties.
- The desire and confidence to offer training to others.
- Good IT skills - We’ll train you on how to use our systems, but it would help if you had a working understanding of using Microsoft packages like Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams.
- A full driving licence. You will need to travel to different locations in Devon on a regular basis.

**In return for your time, you’ll get**:

- ** Holidays -** You’ll get 28 days annual leave, including public holidays. You’ll also get an extra day off on your birthday after a year
- ** Pension scheme**- Our pension scheme is based on you paying in 5%, and us adding 3%.
- ** Learning & Development Opportunities** - We provide comprehensive learning opportunities for team members to develop themselves.
- ** Discounts **- You’ll have access to brilliant discounts through the Blue Light Card and our own employee benefits platform.
- ** Wellbeing Support** - Your wellbeing is always our priority. You’ll have access to mental health and wellbeing support. On top of this, our therapies team offers a monthly confidential check in clinic, and group reflective practice sessions.
- ** Cycle2Work **-The cycle to work scheme enables you to buy a bicycle at a discounted rate.
- ** DBS **- As this role required you to have an enhanced DBS carried out, we will cover this cost.

After 12 months service you’ll also be eligible for our Medicash scheme which covers a wide range of medical, health and wellbeing expenses (Including immediate access to a GP). You’ll get life assurance paid at x2 your annual salary.
- At Phoenix Learning and Care, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our team members. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination._