Band 4 Assistant Psychologist (Fixed Term Contract)

Job summary

Assistant Psychologist (37.5 hours, Fixed-Term Contract - One Year).

Does the idea of bringing high-quality care and innovation to the heart of CAMHS excite you? Do you thrive working in complex environments that require adaptability and creativity? Are you committed to working compassionately with young people and the systems around them? If so, we could be just what you're looking for.

This role involves working between the CAMHS Intensive Community Support Team (ICST) and Beacon inpatient unit. ICST provides an intensive community alternative to inpatient admission and works closely with The Beacon to ensure best outcomes for young people facing mental health crises - we are proud of the strong working relationships between the teams.

The young people you will be working with are likely to present with neurodiversity, emotional dysregulation, trauma histories and high-risk behaviours.

The teams are committed to offering psychologically-informed support to ensure the best possible care. Good supervision from a clinical psychologist will be in place to support you in the role.

Across the service there is a trust-wide AP support group, as well as a rolling programme of CAMHS training to ensure your growth.

There is ongoing work across the Trust to embed anti-racism across services to ensure they are accessible, effective and safe places for the diverse communities we serve.

Contact Details: Dr Andy Brackett (Consultant Clinical Psychologist), andy.brackett1@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

You will be involved in, amongst other things:

• Supporting in the roll out of a new and exciting day provision within the inpatient setting.
• Overseeing routine screening and outcome measures within the service - creating systems and databases to facilitate this and supporting MDT colleagues with interpreting outcome data.
• Conducting case note reviews to inform comprehensive assessments.
• Facilitating and supporting groups with young people, parents and staff.
• Developing resources to support clinical work.
• Doing direct intervention work with young people.
• Supporting formulation within the teams.
• Liaising with CAMHS colleagues and external agencies.
• Facilitating and supporting psychological assessments.
• Contributing to audit, research and service development projects.

For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Beaumont Leys Health Centre

1 Little Wood Close

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE4 0UZ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Beaumont Leys Health Centre

1 Little Wood Close

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE4 0UZ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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