Assistant Psychologist

**Main area**
- Assistant Psychologist**Grade**

Band 4

**Contract**

Fixed term: 12 months

**Hours**

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

**Job ref**

373-LD0394

**Site**
- Greenways Assessment and Treatment Unit / Rosemount**Town**

Macclesfield

**Salary**

£25,147 - £27,596 per annum

**Salary period**

Yearly

**Closing**

11/02/2024 23:59

**Interview date**

27/02/2024

**Job overview**:
We have 2 Assistant Psychologist positions available. 1 will be based within our inpatient Assessment and Treatment unit, Greenways in Macclesfield, which specialises in supporting adults with a Learning Disability and 1 will be based in the Community Learning Disability Team, CLDT, with bases in Macclesfield and Crewe.

Please make clear in your supporting information if you have a preference for either the CLDT or inpatient position.

This advert is likely to close early due to an expected high level of interest.

The successful applicants will be joining a friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking multi-disciplinary teams, and will be well supported by our Clinical Psychologists, including the provision of regular Clinical Supervision.

There will be lots of opportunities for development of clinical skills through direct and indirect work with service users, and training opportunities. They will take responsibility for carrying out psychological screening assessments and brief interventions, including group interventions. There will also be opportunity to complete audit and small-scale research projects, and to contribute to, and deliver training to colleagues.

Access to transport for work purposes is essential for the community, CLDT position, as the post holder will be required to travel across Cheshire as part of their role.

Please note the provisional interview date of 27 February 2024.

**Main duties of the job**:

- Completion of Psychological Screening Assessments with service users on the therapy waiting lists, including completion of initial formulations
- Provision of low-level and brief psychological interventions
- Completion of audits and small scale service-related research
- Attendance at relevant meetings - including weekly Team Meetings
- Supervision to be provided by a qualified Clinical Psychologist

**Working for our organisation**:
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a **_Values Based Interview/Assessment_**,** which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential c