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Assistant Psychologist - Band 4 FTC

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

An exciting 12-month opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to work within the North and South Community Learning Disability Teams in Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, based in the Nuneaton and Leamington Spa areas.

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As part of the multi-disciplinary teams you will share the goal of improving the lives and promoting health and independence for people with learning disabilities. Your role will be to support Psychologists within the teams to provide psychological assessment and psychological interventions under their supervision.

You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with a range of different professionals and in a range of different settings e.g. in clients own homes, day service settings, supported living environments. You will also experience a range of different presentations, including behaviours that challenge, relationship problems, anxiety, depression, trauma experiences. You may be assisting to deliver psychological interventions through individual or group therapies or by delivering training and education. You may also have the opportunity to assist in clinically relevant administration, the conduct of audits, the collection of outcome statistics and other project work related to service development and improvement under the supervision of a Psychologist.

The teams work within a Positive Behavioural Support framework to ensure that effective, evidence-based interventions that are accessible and non-stigmatising, contribute to the specialist healthcare of people with learning disabilities within the locality.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

To apply you will need to be an enthusiastic, capable and committed individual who is interested in pursuing a career in Clinical Psychology. You will need good verbal and written communication skills, organisational skills and the ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary team.

You will need to have completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology and obtained a 2:1 or higher, which provides Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS. You will also have relevant experience of working with people with a learning disability.

The post holders will receive regular supervision and support from registered HCPC Psychologists. The Psychologists within the services have good links with the Coventry and Warwickshire Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course. Therefore the services regularly provide core and specialist placement opportunities for trainee Clinical Psychologists.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.