Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic, creative and compassionate aspiring assistant psychologist who would like to gain experience working with adults with learning disabilities and those who support them in the community?
As a psychology department, we work alongside our MDT colleagues and partnership agencies to support the psychological wellbeing of service users and their families/carers who live in Newcastle. We provide psychological consultation, specialist assessments and a range of both direct and indirect psychological interventions. We regularly provide teaching and training in psychological ways of working and there will be opportunities to gain experience in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical work, supporting our small team of qualified clinical psychologists.
Main duties of the job
We are a busy, friendly multi-disciplinary team who provide high quality assessment, formulation and intervention to adults with learning disabilities who are experiencing significant challenges in relation to their mental and physical health needs.
As a team we value clinicians who are creative, flexible, curious and genuine. We are thoughtful about the wellbeing of our colleagues and keen to make this a collaborative development opportunity for a budding clinical psychologist who wishes to gain a solid foundation in a community learning disability setting.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 11th August2022
Closing date : 25th August2022
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 11th August2022
Closing date : 25th August2022
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for BPS graduate membership
- 2:1 degree or higher
Desirable
- MSc or other postgraduate study
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Work with people with learning disabilities
- NHS or similar experience
Desirable
- Assistant or similar roles
- Assessment and intervention experience
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- High level written and oral communication skills
- Computer literate
- Graduate level research knowledge and skills
- Ability to apply psychological knowledge to practice
- Ability to function in MDT team context
additional
Essential
- Working towards a career in clinical psychology
- Driving license
Desirable
- Experience of receiving clinical supervision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for BPS graduate membership
- 2:1 degree or higher
Desirable
- MSc or other postgraduate study
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Work with people with learning disabilities
- NHS or similar experience
Desirable
- Assistant or similar roles
- Assessment and intervention experience
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- High level written and oral communication skills
- Computer literate
- Graduate level research knowledge and skills
- Ability to apply psychological knowledge to practice
- Ability to function in MDT team context
additional
Essential
- Working towards a career in clinical psychology
- Driving license
Desirable
- Experience of receiving clinical supervision
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
