Senior Assistant Psychologist Luton, East of England, England
Job description
The Luton and Bedfordshire Liaison and Diversion Service (L&DS) are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Assistant Psychologist to join our team on an 18 month fixed term contract. The post will be full time, 37.5 hours per week. Weekly supervision will be provided by a Clinical Psychologist.
The ideal candidate for the post will have at least one full years’ experience working as an Assistant Psychologist. Previous experience of working in mental health settings, and with forensic clients or hard to reach clients would also be desirable. In terms of skills, we are particularly looking for applicants who are confident, resilient, reflective, willing to learn, and able to operate with a high level of autonomy.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
The Assistant Psychologist role includes offering 1:1 psychological interventions to men and woman, as directed by the court and as a part of a Community Sentence or Suspended Sentence Order. A range of interventions are used including compassion focussed therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, CBT and DBT skills, with sessions undertaken in the community via Women’s Centres, the Recovery College and the TOKKO Centre, across Luton and Bedfordshire (a driving licence and a car are essential). You will be required to work closely with our partners including Probation, BeNCH, and the Courts.
