Job summary
We are delighted to be offering a full-time Band 5 Trainee Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP) post within our Adult Inpatients Service based at St Nicolas Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. The post will work into two of our acute wards. We are looking for an enthusiastic psychology graduate, with interest and experience in long term mental health issues, to help provide specialist psychological input into the ward. Previous experience of working in an inpatient setting is desirable but not essential.
The post involves undertakinga Level 7 qualification in Clinical Associate Psychology. This is a structured programme of learning including personal study, academic work, research, placement learning and assessment. The CAP training course will take place over 18 months through Teesside University, and requires full-time commitment between work and study.
Adult Mental Health Inpatient Services provide multi-disciplinary care using a biopsychosocial model for service users over the age of 18. The rehabilitation service provides care for service users with long term, complex mental health needs, who require short to medium term intensive rehabilitation. Service users have often experienced trauma in their lives, and have a range of difficulties including psychosis, personality difficulties, neurodiversity andlearning disabilities, risk to self and others, forensic issues and behaviours that can be challenging for teams.
Main duties of the job
Apprentices are employed by Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Trust while they complete training. Trainees are required to fulfil both academic and clinical requirements, including the end point assessment to qualify and to progress to Band 6, usually within 18 months. There is provision for extension agreed with the service and university where there are exceptional circumstances or mitigations (within the employer's duties of the Equality Act 2010).
The successful applicant will work within a multidisciplinary context to undertake specialised psychological assessments, treatments, and other types of clinical intervention appropriate to this level of training with individual clients/ groups of clients. They will work as a semi-autonomous practitioner with weekly supervision from an experienced HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist.
The successful applicant will manage a caseload and be responsible for providing effective evidence-based care in line with national and local guidelines. They will support the service in the delivery of training and service development initiatives.
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.
The post holder will be part of a supportive psychology team which provides Acute, Rehabilitation, and Older Adult inpatient services for Newcastle and Gateshead. The team is part of a valued trust wide psychological service which has a range of regular meetings and support activities to ensure professional governance and to promote evidence based and innovative psychologically informed care.
Working in inpatient services offers excellent opportunities to develop a range of skills. These include skills in both direct clinical work, as well as clinical leadership, service development, staff support, and training. We welcome contact from interested candidates to further discuss the role and to visit our service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post involves providing specialist psychological assessment, including neuropsychological assessment with service users. The post holder will support the development of collaborative psychological formulations and deliver psychological interventions with service users and families, working as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will provide support to multidisciplinary staff working with service users through supervision, team formulation, and contribute towards complex risk assessment and care planning, the development of positive behaviour support plans and provision of reflective practice sessions and training.
Please note to apply for this role you must have the right to work in the UK. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust will not provide sponsorship for this role.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 1st February 2024
Closing date : 15th February 2024
We welcome your application.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The post involves providing specialist psychological assessment, including neuropsychological assessment with service users. The post holder will support the development of collaborative psychological formulations and deliver psychological interventions with service users and families, working as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will provide support to multidisciplinary staff working with service users through supervision, team formulation, and contribute towards complex risk assessment and care planning, the development of positive behaviour support plans and provision of reflective practice sessions and training.
Please note to apply for this role you must have the right to work in the UK. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust will not provide sponsorship for this role.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 1st February 2024
Closing date : 15th February 2024
We welcome your application.
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Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Upper 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in psychology.
- Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Substantial paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
- Experience as an assistant/research psychologist (or other Mental Health Professional role)
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience with client group relevant to post.
- Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation.
- Experience of providing individual or group interventions.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues.
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context.
Desirable
- A high standard of report writing.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Upper 2nd class honours degree, or higher, in psychology.
- Eligibility for graduate membership of British Psychological Society.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Substantial paid or unpaid work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
- Experience as an assistant/research psychologist (or other Mental Health Professional role)
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience with client group relevant to post.
- Experience of psychometric test administration and interpretation.
- Experience of providing individual or group interventions.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- High level of communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate and work in highly emotive circumstances.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers and colleagues.
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health / cognitive impairment / disability context.
Desirable
- A high standard of report writing.
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).
