Assistant Psychologist

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Psychologist to work within Cheshire Children and Young Peoples Intensive Support Function (CYP-ISF). The CYP-ISF is an enhanced function that supports the work of our core CAMHS teams.

Are you interested in working with CYP with mental health difficulties and/or Intellectual Disabilities and Autism? Do you have the passion and drive to begin your career in an Intensive Support Function that will support these young people to improve their daily functioning. We are looking for applicants who can demonstrate enthusiasm, creativity, compassion, and optimism for CYP to live good quality lives in their own communities.

The post holder will assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits and outcome measures, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

The post holder will be working with children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism who present with behaviours that challenge and mental health challenges. You will be working as part of the Intensive Support Team, and will undertake focused work with the aim of preventing a person going into crisis and being admitted to hospital or their current placement breaking down.

The post holder will offer advice and support to families of children with learning disabilities and/or autism and work alongside all partner agencies, this may be within a variety of settings and may require the post holder to travel.

To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team. Working with children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism. Working intensively with children and young people, their families and the network around the family to help reduce the risk of inappropriate hospital admission and out of area placements.

The post holder will assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits and outcome measures, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

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.

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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.