Assistant Psychologist

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NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway.
We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities.
We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.
We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation.
Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video Job overview Come and work for NELFT CYPMHS , and be part of one of the UK's most innovative healthcare TrustsStructure of NELFT's CYPMHSThere are: Children's Single Point of Access (CSPA), nine Locality Teams, a Crisis Teams, a specialist Eating Disorders Team and Neurodevelopmental and Learning Disability Team .
These are located across Kent.What difficulties can be referred to the service?• Mood and anxiety disorders• Behavioural and conduct disorders• Emerging personality and attachment disorders• Eating disorders• Psychotic disorders• Deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation• Substance misuse with co-existing mental health needs (dual diagnosis)• Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) - with co-occurring mental health needs• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - with co-occurring mental health needs• Neurodevelopmental disorders• Prolonged bereavement problemsAre you a psychology graduate who has experience and interest in working with children and young people who have mental health or emotional well being difficulties.
We will have a vacancy for a full time, band 4 assistant psychologist.
The team has a high level of expertise encompassing many clinical disciplines, family therapist, psychotherapist, psychiatrist, social workers and nurses.
This creates a wide learning environment for the successful applicant.
This is a varied role which offers the successful candidate the opportunity to participate in clinical and audit roles.
Main duties of the job Driven by CYIAPT (Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) and the THRIVE model of care, the service provides the latest in evidence based NICE compliant psychological interventions to children, young people and their families experiencing emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.
Working for our organisation Starting with NELFTNELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.
All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.
As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.
The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.
Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles.
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This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust.
We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification.
Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria First Degree in Psychology with graduate basis for registration Desirable criteria Additional study/knowledge relevant to mental health difficulties Experience Essential criteria 6 months experience working in healthcare settings Desirable criteria Experience of working with neuro-divergent children Skills Essential criteria Good knowledge of research/audit Desirable criteria Experience delivering low intensity interventions BenefitsWe believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients.
We are committed to supporting our employees holistically.
Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT: A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers.
This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.