Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Assistant Psychologist

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Job summary

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We have developed an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and now looking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.

As a large community service, you will join a strong, enthusiastic, and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network, and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, which will be an asset to your daily work, career development, and support network.

We are excited to be advertising for a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join us at an exciting time in the CAMHS Eating Disorder Pathway.

We are currently in the process of mobilising a new county-wide eating disorder service to create a countywide provision for young people experiencing eating disorders including Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, and Atypical Eating Disorders.

The post will be an ideal opportunity for a practitioner looking to develop their knowledge and skills within Eating Disorders and wider CAMHS provision.

Main duties of the job

Are you already an Assistant Psychologist looking to broaden your knowledge and experience as a stepping stone into your DClin? Or are you looking for your first role as an Assistant Psychologist following BSc/ MSc study?

We will ensure that this role offers you the opportunity to:

Deepen your psychological expertise
Receive support for doctorate applications
Engage in service evaluations, audits, and direct clinical practice
Collaborate within a diverse multidisciplinary team
Gain proficiency in treating eating disorders, including ARFID
Benefit from clinical psychologist supervision
Develop group work skills
Enhance your CAMHS experience across Mental Health pathways
Acquire cognitive assessment proficiency

As a service, we will shortly be trailing the delivery of Adolescent Focussed Psychotherapy. This would be the first time a CAMHS Eating Disorder Service has considered implementing and embedding this NICE-recommended intervention within its delivery model and while the Band 4 Assistant Psychologist would not be expected to deliver this intervention, we would welcome you to be part of the training and the evaluation and review towards successful embedding and implementation of this intervention across our countywide pathway.

About us

Successful applicants will be employed by Devon Partnership Trust (https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here )

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Our children and young people say

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Date posted

11 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

C9369-23-0570

Job locations

Lescaze Offices

Shinner's Bridge

Dartington

Totnes

TQ9 6JE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Contribute a range of psychological services to the clients of the Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD), under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist.

Undertake psychological screening, assessment and interventions with children and their parents/carers presenting with a range of emotional and behavioural difficulties; this will include producing reports, direct and indirect individual and group work.

Work independently to an appropriate level, under supervision and abiding by the professional guidelines and code of conduct for registered clinical psychologists.

Support research activity including audit, service evaluation, literature reviews and research as required and in agreement with the Clinical Psychology Lead and managers of the service.

The post-holder is responsible for his/her own workload, but is expected to engage with regular supervision from a qualified Clinical Psychologist and review through the management process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Contribute a range of psychological services to the clients of the Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD), under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist.

Work independently to an appropriate level, under supervision and abiding by the professional guidelines and code of conduct for registered clinical psychologists.

Support research activity including audit, service evaluation, literature reviews and research as required and in agreement with the Clinical Psychology Lead and managers of the service.

The post-holder is responsible for his/her own workload, but is expected to engage with regular supervision from a qualified Clinical Psychologist and review through the management process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Bachelor Degree at Honours level, giving eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Desirable

Further postgraduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice and/or research design and analysis.

Experience

Essential

Experience in working with children, young people and families.

Desirable

Experience of working with children and young people with emotional and mental health difficulties, in a clinical or healthcare environment and / or community-based setting
Experience of working with children and young people with complex needs, e.g, children in care
Experience of working in multi-disciplinary and/or multi-agency services
Experience of teaching/training other professionals
Experience of individual or group interventions

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Essential

Ability to travel and work in a variety of locations, e.g. clinic base, schools, home visits.
The post holder must demonstrate a commitment to research and engage in a programme of research activity and audit as required.
Ability to translate basic psychological theory to clinical populations in a clinical setting.
High standard of report writing

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Bachelor Degree at Honours level, giving eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Desirable

Further postgraduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice and/or research design and analysis.

Experience

Essential

Experience in working with children, young people and families.

Desirable

Experience of working with children and young people with emotional and mental health difficulties, in a clinical or healthcare environment and / or community-based setting
Experience of working with children and young people with complex needs, e.g, children in care
Experience of working in multi-disciplinary and/or multi-agency services
Experience of teaching/training other professionals
Experience of individual or group interventions

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Essential

Ability to travel and work in a variety of locations, e.g. clinic base, schools, home visits.
The post holder must demonstrate a commitment to research and engage in a programme of research activity and audit as required.
Ability to translate basic psychological theory to clinical populations in a clinical setting.
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.