Assistant Psychologist

2 months ago

Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to welcome to our team an Assistant Psychologist with a clear passion for working with children, young people and families in physical health settings.

The Paediatric Psychology Service provides specialist psychological intervention within a range of medical teams across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and works closely with the local community children's nursing service. You will join a well-established and growing service, working in a supportive and cohesive team of qualified Clinical Psychologists, to support and enhance the delivery of high quality psychological healthcare.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, reflective and creative Assistant Psychologist with experience of working with children and young people and demonstrable dedication to improving health outcomes for young people with physical health conditions.

When applying for this role, please address the following question at the start of your supporting information section, in no more than 200 words: Please describe a challenge or tricky situation you have faced when working with a young person - how did you manage it and what did you learn about yourself?

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

This Assistant Psychologist role involves supporting and enhancing psychology input across all areas of the service.

The post holder will have opportunity to contribute to: direct clinical work under the supervision of qualified Clinical Psychologists across a range of medical teams and services; psychological assessment and intervention; individual and group interventions with children and families; analysing and reporting on outcome measurement data; patient engagement activities; production of clinical/teaching/training materials; audit and service evaluation projects; developing the use of digital technology.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Training and qualifications

Essential

Accredited honours degree in psychology Evidence of post graduate professional development relevant to child psychology Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Skills in creatively using a variety of computer software packages A sound knowledge of developmental psychology. High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive. Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.

Experience

Essential

Experience working with children and families Experience producing clinical materials/resources Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties and/or disabilities.

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