Assistant Psychologist
Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated Assistant Psychologist who is looking for a varied and exciting role within our Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) here in Havant.
Main duties of the job
Working with longest waiting young people in Hampshire CAMHS, specifically on the ADHD assessment pathway and low mood and anxiety pathways.
Supporting a specific caseload of young people under appropriate supervision.
Contributing to service development opportunities, including research, audits and QI projects.
The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team offering assessments and interventions to children, young people and families who have had some of the longest waits in our service, specifically for ADHD assessment and depression and anxiety.
Assistant Psychologists receive receive regular supervision from the Clinical Psychologist within the team, alongside development and support from line management and the wider service psychology structure.
There are regular training opportunities offered by the Trust and service.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree at 2:2 or above in Psychology, or equivalent.
- Eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant area of professional psychology, health and social care practice, and / or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical and research skills
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Basic knowledge of databases, research skills and methodology
- Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a health context
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
- Experience of working with people with disabilities, in a health or Mental Health setting and or work with people with complex needs
- Experience of the use of psychometric tests
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Communication/Relationship skills:
- To be able to communicate effectively under pressure and maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times
- To be able to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information in a potentially highly emotive atmosphere.
- To be able to work with resistance to ideas.
- High standard of report writing
- Analytical & Judgement skills:
- To assimilate complex information and use reflective/analytic thinking, to apply psychological perspectives in work in a healthcare setting
- Planning & Organisational skills:
- Capable of using initiative and organise work to agreed goals.
- Ability to work independently and know when to ask for and use supervision, identifying when there is need for advice and using supervision at agreed interval
- Emotional Effort
- Ability to tolerate and remain calm in the face of high levels of emotional distress and emotional demands
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oak Park Childrens Services
8 Lavant Drive
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2AW
