Assistant Psychologist

**Assistant Psychologist**

Birmingham

Salary: £25,147

Hours: Flexible working hours offered.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist to practice and further develop specialist skills in rehabilitation for people with acquired brain injury.

**Why join us?**

**The Disabilities Trust is a leading UK charity** that works alongside people with an acquired brain injury, autism, and learning or physical disabilities to help them live as independently as possible. Our teams across the UK support people to move forward with their lives. It’s a special feeling to share their individual journeys and play a part in the progress they make. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do - you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

**The Role**:
We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join the team in our highly regarded service at West Heath House. West Heath House provides care and support for up to 24 adults with acquired brain injury. The service provides specialist rehabilitation based upon a psychology model for people to gain their independence. The service users have a range of cognitive, physical and/or emotional symptoms following a severe brain injury.

In this role you will work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team (including Therapy Assistants and Rehabilitation Support Workers) using the neurobehavioural model. The focus is to provide person centred rehabilitation that is evidence based.

This is a unique community based inpatient setting led by a consultant neuropsychologist. The service users may have a range of complex and challenging needs including cognitive, behavioural, physical and emotional difficulties following brain injury.

You will have scope to work with service users in a holistic way to address all aspects of recovery and to regain maximal independence including participation in social, leisure and vocational activities.

**You will have access to a wide range of development opportunities including**:

- Reporting to and liaising with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and clinical team
- Behavioural monitoring with observations, data gathering and analysis
- Producing behavioural and emotional progress reports for review meetings
- Supporting individual service users with weekly meetings and specific activities

**We're looking for someone with the following skills and qualities**:

- Upper Second Class Honors Degree (2:1) or higher in psychology or equivalent
- Eligibility for BPS (British Psychological Society) graduate registration
- Ability to present and teach others
- Ability to work independently and reliably
- Experience of working with adults with complex disabilities

**Benefits Include**:

- A competitive salary of £25,147
- 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Excellent training and support
- Group life assurance
- Eye voucher scheme
- Long service and staff awards
- Free parking
- Nationwide employee staff discounts including discounted eating out and shopping.

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

The Disabilities Trust are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. The Disabilities Trust is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It’s a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.