Assistant Clinical Psychologist

1 week ago


Salisbury, United Kingdom Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as an Assistant Psychologist

In this role, you'll be at the forefront of providing support and guidance to young individuals and their families. From running engaging group sessions to offering individualised assistance, you'll help tackle challenges such as needle phobia, fear of hypos, diabetes burnout and low self-esteem.

Collaboration is key You'll work closely with our diabetes team, co-facilitating Diabetes Youth clinics that involve psychoeducation groups and activities. Additionally, you'll have the chance to contribute to ground-breaking research and project evaluations, our latest initiative addressed tech inequalities in diabetes management.

You'll also provide invaluable support to individuals and families, addressing the impact of diabetes on their overall well-being and helping them navigate the intersection of mental health and diabetes care.

If you're ready to be a part of a compassionate team, driving positive change in the lives of young people we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

This role is for 15 hours per week.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Honours degree in Psychology Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)

Experience

Essential

Experience of direct client contact in a health care setting (this can be paid, voluntary or lived experience). Experience of working in teams (paid, voluntary or lived experience)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Awareness of some of the psychological issues facing people with physical illness, injury or disability, including young people and their families. Computer literacy and experience of statistical packages, literature databases and presentation tools. Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge, underpinned by theory, to a physical health context

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to take initiative, work independently, reliably and consistently, with work agreed and managed at regular intervals. Ability to work effectively within a team environment Confident, friendly and approachable

Additional Requirements

Essential

A professional interest in a career in Clinical Psychology

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