Job summary
We are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to support the Child and Parents (CAPS) Team. This is the under 5s CAMHS provision in Manchester and is an established multi- agency partnership between the NHS, Manchester City council and the voluntary sector. We are multi-disciplinary and the team is staffed by clinical psychologists, specialist health visitors, midwives, parent group leaders and administrators.
As an Assistant Psychologist within the team you will be involved in supporting group delivery, including the analysis of group outcomes; training in our universal offer across the early years sector and assisting in assessments, including observations.
There will be opportunities for shadowing qualified practitioners and psychologists in the team as well as co-working cases with qualified clinicians and providing therapeutic support where appropriate.
Your research and clinical audit skills will also be further developed through this post. You will also have the opportunity to be involved with our children and young people's co-production initiatives, and our social media development. We are in the process of significant expansion and this will be an exciting time to be within early years services in CAMHS
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a well established CAMHS under 5s services that is forward thinking, dynamic and offers a wide range of opportunities.
Main duties of the job
To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects;
To undertake data collection, data analysis and the production of reports and summaries to aid service development;
Under supervision, to assist qualified Clinical Psychologists and senior members of the clinical team in implementing psychological interventions. This will include using a variety of assessment procedures to collect relevant data (rating scales, self-report measures etc), analysis of data and undertaking clinical interventions with qualified clinicians, including individual and group interventions;
To assist the group delivery programme. This will include recruiting parents, offering catch up sessions and supporting clinicians to deliver groups.
to assist Clinical Psychologists and other senior clinicians in undertaking teaching and training. This will include the production of relevant literature and contributing to training initiatives under supervision; including assisting in the delivery of our universal training offer across the early years sector
to assist clinical psychologists and other senior clinicians in undertaking clinical research. This will include undertaking literature searches relevant to particular projects and the preparation and presentation of summaries and reports.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good Honours Degree in Psychology or equivalent (at least Class 2 division 1)
Desirable
- An interest in pursuing a career in Clinical Psychology
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- A good knowledge of developmental psychology and abnormal psychology
- Experience in working with children and with people with mental health problems
- Experience in using computer software packages - SPSS, Microsoft Word
- Experience of descriptive statistical analysis
- Ability to handle search through complex data sources including case notes
Desirable
- Experience of audit
- Experience of database software computer packages
- Experience in working with parents in the preschool period
Skills
Essential
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
- Good communication skills (oral and written)
- Ability to establish effective relationships with children and adults
- Ability to engage parents in group settings
- Good organizational and time management skills, including the ability to prioritize work according to fixed time-scales
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and across the CAMHS directorate
- Ability to liaise effectively with a range of professionals from partner organisations such as education and social care
Work related circumstance
Essential
- Use of a car or access to a means of travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good Honours Degree in Psychology or equivalent (at least Class 2 division 1)
Desirable
- An interest in pursuing a career in Clinical Psychology
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- A good knowledge of developmental psychology and abnormal psychology
- Experience in working with children and with people with mental health problems
- Experience in using computer software packages - SPSS, Microsoft Word
- Experience of descriptive statistical analysis
- Ability to handle search through complex data sources including case notes
Desirable
- Experience of audit
- Experience of database software computer packages
- Experience in working with parents in the preschool period
Skills
Essential
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
- Good communication skills (oral and written)
- Ability to establish effective relationships with children and adults
- Ability to engage parents in group settings
- Good organizational and time management skills, including the ability to prioritize work according to fixed time-scales
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and across the CAMHS directorate
- Ability to liaise effectively with a range of professionals from partner organisations such as education and social care
Work related circumstance
Essential
- Use of a car or access to a means of travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.
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).
