CAMHS - Assistant Psychologist

CAMHS - Assistant Psychologist Oldham, England

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Oldham, England 23949 - 26282 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic and compassionate assistant psychologist to work in our friendly multidisciplinary team and support the delivery of a mental health and therapy service to the children, young people and families in Oldham.

We are offering a full time 12 month fixed term position in Oldham CAMHS, based at The Royal Oldham Hospital.

You will get to work alongside a range of disciplines including psychologists, mental health nurses, speech and language therapists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, youth workers, learning disability nurses.

We are passionate about supporting staff wellbeing and development and offer a range of opportunities for our team to continue to develop, including high quality supervision, reflective group discussions and psychological therapies training days. We will support your career development by agreeing a collaborative development plan and supporting you to develop your knowledge and skills.

You will be working alongside the clinical psychologists in the team to support the delivery of an evidence based, empathic and effective service. This can include

  • Supporting mental health and psychological assessments and care plans using a range of psychological models (e.g. compassion focussed therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, behavioural activation, attachment and interpersonal models)
  • Completing cognitive assessments, writing accessible reports and offering support to case managers to feedback the findings
  • Contributing to the delivery of our wide range of group offers (Tic psychoeducation group, behavioural activation and emotional regulation group, psychoeducation groups for neurodiversity, family relationships group)
  • Supporting evidence-based practice and service delivery by completing literature and research reviews
  • Support the development, implementation and evaluation of service improvement projects
  • Creating and updating therapeutic and information resources
  • Contributing to teamwork through reflective practice, team meetings, peer supervision and training
  • Completing clinical observations to inform assessments and formulations
Children’s mental health and emotional well-being is a key priority locally and Oldham benefits from strong multi-agency networks and creative approaches to service delivery.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.’

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

CAMHS - Assistant Psychologist
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

www.nhs.uk
London, United Kingdom
Amanda Pritchard
$5 to $25 million (USD)
10000+ Employees
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1946
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