Clinical Associate Psychologist

6 days ago


Lincoln, United Kingdom Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are inviting applicants for this exciting new role within Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. The Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP) is offered as a Master Level Apprenticeship. We are looking to recruit 2 further CAP Apprentices to work within our CAMH teams alongside qualified Clinical Psychologists.

On successful completion of the apprenticeship programme you will continue in the same team as a Band 6. Working in partnership with Nottingham Trent University (NTU), this apprenticeship leads to Master Level qualification over 18 months, and as an apprentice you will be employed full time by the Trust and your time will be split between 2 days a week of academic teaching/study and 3 days in clinical practice. NTU will be offering some of the academic teaching remotely, but there will a minimal number of days teaching at NTU, so you must be willing to travel to undertake this teaching.

Job offers to successful candidates will be conditional on completing the application process for the CAP Masters course at NTU. The course will commence in September 2024. This is a new psychology career pathway; hence we aim to recruit those suitable for and committed to training for this role. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who have a commitment to working in the local region, from those with diverse backgrounds and from people who bring lived experience relevant to mental health work.

Main duties of the job

As a trainee Clinical Associate Psychologist, you will work closely with the existing clinical psychologists and the wider multidisciplinary teams. Your duties could include:

The provision of psychological assessment, formulation, individual and group interventions, for young people that have chronic disease including those with a palliative diagnosis. Working closely with qualified Clinical Psychologists to setting up the clinical pathways. Undertaking appropriate clinical work under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologists. Ad-hoc assessments alongside the clinical psychologists observing young people at home/school, structured information gathering from young people/parents/schools including developmental histories using service proformas. Active participation in multidisciplinary case discussion and formulation meetings. Involvement in development of policies and project work. Data gathering for audit and research purposes link. Training and consultation.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this

We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.

This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We expect a higher number of applications for this post. Please note that the vacancy make close earlier than the specified closing date.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy. Competitive annual leave allowance. Car leasing scheme. Childcare Vouchers. NHS pension scheme. Free eye tests. Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme. Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in psychology (minimum 2:2) with eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Desirable

Training in at least one psychological intervention (, CBT) Training in other psychological interventions (, CBT, DBT, ACT, DDP, systemic family therapy)

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of common mental health presentations Knowledge of basic interviewing and listening skills

Desirable

Knowledge of research methodology

Experience

Essential

At least one year of experience working in mental health Experience working therapeutically in a clinical setting Experience working with multidisciplinary teams

Desirable

Previous experience as an Assistant Psychologist Further experience of working in other NHS settings (, adult mental health or non-NHS settings (, third sector) Experience of producing written reports Experience of undertaking audit, service evaluations, and / or research

Skills

Essential

Skills in clinical assessment Skills in psychological therapy Compassionate and open minded; treats colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with dignity and respect Professional and patient focused; acts as a role model to colleagues and other staff members The ability to manage both the demands of the CAP training course and the working role

Desirable

Skills in teaching / training Risk assessment skills Advanced computer skills

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