Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative and dynamic Assistant Psychologist who enjoys working collaboratively and interacting with other multi agency partners, children, young people and their families.
The CAMHS Learning Disability Team is an exciting new team that will transform the support mechanisms for children and young people with a learning disability. The new team will be based at Erlegh House which is situated on the Reading University Campus with some travel across Berkshire.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have a dual role:
- A key project focus on improving the use and collection of data (including service user outcomes and satisfaction) and producing innovative and simple methods to clearly show key stakeholders, in layman's terms, how our interventions improve the mental health outcomes for children and young people with a mental health condition and a learning disability. This will also include working with local and regional colleagues on how we demonstrate the impact of the service
- They will hold a caseload of children and young people who will require evidence-based family support interventions. These interventions will be carried out in the family home and the community (as appropriate).
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Karla Maguire on 07970678915 or email: karla.maguire@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required
Job description
Job responsibilities
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Karla Maguire on 07970678915 or email: karla.maguire@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of an interest in pursuing a career in clinical psychology
- Evidence of an interest in child and adolescent mental health
Desirable
- Post graduate training in Positive Behaviour Support or Applied Behaviour Analysis
Previous Experience
Desirable
- Experience working with people with psychological problems/mental health problems/behaviour that would be considered challenging and/or other disabilities.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- An interest in working with people with mental health conditions and/ or learning disabilities.
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to children, families, carers and colleagues.
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact with people with mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis, using Microsoft Office, MS Excel, Word and Powerpoint
Desirable
- High standard of report writing.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health and learning disability context.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Car user with ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation - access to use of car.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of an interest in pursuing a career in clinical psychology
- Evidence of an interest in child and adolescent mental health
Desirable
- Post graduate training in Positive Behaviour Support or Applied Behaviour Analysis
Previous Experience
Desirable
- Experience working with people with psychological problems/mental health problems/behaviour that would be considered challenging and/or other disabilities.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- An interest in working with people with mental health conditions and/ or learning disabilities.
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to children, families, carers and colleagues.
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact with people with mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis, using Microsoft Office, MS Excel, Word and Powerpoint
Desirable
- High standard of report writing.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health and learning disability context.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Car user with ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation - access to use of car.
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).
