Assistant Psychologist

Job summary

The Adult Eating Disorder Team is a passionate and dedicated group of professionals offering high quality care to our client group in need of secondary care services across the county of Cornwall.

We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to work with our multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality care/interventions to clients who have a Anorexia or Bulimia, under the supervision of the team psychologist.

This role is countywide and though the base is in Truro, there is an expectation that the successful candidate will be able to travel anywhere in the county as required.Please note this vacancy may close early.

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

Main duties of the job

The assistant will:

• Engage with the development and facilitate a new groupwork pathway within the service
• Carry out assessment and direct interventions under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist
• Support multi-disciplinary multi-agency teams and work with staff, families and carers.
• Contribute to teaching, training and research in the department.
• Be expected to carry a clinical caseload, under supervision.
• Support research projects in the team
• provide audits and other data collection and analysis where required
• Support consultations and trainings of staff outside the service

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.