Assistant Psychologist -AP Rotation Skipton, England
Job description
Psychological therapy services across BDCFT are eager to recruit enthusiastic and reliable Assistant Psychologists to support the delivery of high-quality services across the Trust.
The current vacancies benefit from being part of our assistant psychology rotation which aims to support Assistant Psychologists to gain a breadth of experience by working into different service areas across time (rotating yearly or every 2 years depending on the needs of the specific service with which you commence your employment).
The current available positions will be based within the Older Adult Mental Health Service and will involve providing input into both the Memory Assessment and Treatment Service, as well as the wider Community Mental Health Team. The post will be part of a well established Multi Disciplinary Team and supervised by a qualified Clinical Psychologist.
Closing Date: 19th February 2023
Interview Date: 9th March 2023
All Assistant Psychologists working in BDCFT are supported via induction, clinical supervision with a HCPC Practitioner Psychologist, and ongoing CPD to develop knowledge and skills commensurate with the requirements of their post; typically neuropsychological assessment and intervention skills, psychological skills work with individuals and in groups and service support with audit and research initiatives.
If you’re highly motivated, prepared to work hard, have existing relevant experience and capabilities that you’re eager to develop further and have excellent written and verbal communication skills we would welcome your application.
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen- We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Additional cost of living payments for bands 1 – 7
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more information about this role.
