Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and conscientious assistant psychologist to join us at The Beacon Centre. This role is located in our CAMHS Inpatient Unit, The Beacon Centre. This General Adolescent Unit sits within our CAMHS Crisis Pathway, which offers services to young people on the edge of crisis or in crisis.
The role involves assessment and evidence-based intervention with young people or parents, under supervision and with the support of colleagues. You will support psychological assessment and care planning with young people in mental health crisis who require a hospital admission. You will deliver individual and group psychologically informed interventions, either jointly or autonomously, as identified and agreed with supervision.
The successful candidate will be compassionate, respectful, and have a positive approach. They will have a high level of enthusiasm and motivation, and the ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
The salary for this role is £33,262 to £36,027 a year.
Main duties of the job
- To support psychological assessment and care planning with young people in mental health crisis who require a hospital admission.
- To deliver individual and group psychologically informed interventions, either jointly or autonomously, as identified and agreed with supervision.
- To engage young people on the ward, and implement cognitive-behavioural and emotional regulation approaches, aimed at helping service users to improve their well-being and functioning.
- Support with risk assessment and safety planning, with supervision and in conjunction with the wider inpatient team.
- To use skills in service evaluation and audit to evaluate and inform service development within the team.
- To contribute to MDT discussions, formulations, and CPD sessions and to support with teaching where required.
- To be involved in co-production and supporting the feedback of young people to be heard and used to impact service delivery.
Benefits
- NHS Discounts
- Generous annual leave
- NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
- Flexible working and health and wellbeing initiatives
Person Specification
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
- At least 6 months working in a healthcare setting or equivalent (e.g. third sector).
- Experience of working in a clinical team.
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities.
- High-level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.