Assistant Psychologist / Assistant Psychological Therapist

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire (italk) is an exciting and transformative psychological therapies service within which to work.

The range of psychologically focused therapies we deliver include:

Step 2: Guided self-help, Psycho-education groups, (guided/unguided) computerised CBT.

Step 3: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Comprehend, Cope and Connect (CCC), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Counselling for Depression (PCE-CFD).

For this role you would be considered a 'mobile worker' as we operate where our patients need us; this may be at one of our 'hubs', in local community venues or medical sites. You would be nominated a 'base' from which to claim travel and where you would most likely be based for computer-based work.

NHSTT Hampshire operates across three clusters -- East, North and West. We would be grateful if you could state your preference of cluster in your application in the supporting information section. We will do our best to accommodate this but will need to balance preferences against the needs of the service.

-West

Eastleigh & Romsey

New Forest

-North

Basingstoke & Alton

Winchester & Andover

-East

Havant, Bordon & Petersfield

Fareham & Gosport

Main duties of the job

We are looking to employ Assistant Psychological Therapists to support our qualified psychological therapists with delivering high quality therapeutic intervention to the population of Hampshire. This will include holding a clinical caseload, supporting patients using online therapy platforms as well as facilitating therapeutic groups, under supervision. You will also have opportunities to be involved in a number of projects and pathways within the service including our Long-Term Conditions pathway depending on where your interests and passions lie, and in line with how you wish to progress your career.

As an Assistant Psychological Therapist you will have regular, direct supervision sessions with an accredited BABCP therapist and you will be given the opportunity to expand your therapy knowledge-base in team reflective practice meetings and peer support groups. As part of this role there may be also be opportunity to be involved in audit/research, dependant on service need.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Date posted

06 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

13 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-MNH-C-1172A

Job locations

Black Horse House

3rd Floor, 8 - 10 Leigh Road

Eastleigh

Hampshire

SO50 9FH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.

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.