Assistant Psychologist

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

About

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust was formed on the 1st October 2020 when Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trust merged with Poole Hospital.

Hospitals covered by the Trust include: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7DW, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JB, Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2JX.

Contact

Key details

Location: University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites, Town: Bournemouth, Postcode: BH7 7DW, Major / Minor Region: Dorset

Contract type & working pattern: Fixed term: 12 months, Part time - 22.5 sessions per week (3 day working week)

Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 pa/pro rata, Salary period: Yearly, Grade: Band 4

Job Overview

We are looking for a psychology graduate to join the UHD Young Persons Diabetes Team in an exciting new Assistant Psychologist role. This is a fixed term, 1 year post at 22.5 hrs per week, based across both Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals. You will work with the Clinical Psychologist in the Service to support the delivery of emotional wellbeing services to young people aged 16-23 years with a diagnosis of diabetes.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The post holder will contribute to the psychological screening, assessment, formulation and therapies provided to young people (16-23) within the diabetes service. They will work as part of the multi-disciplinary diabetes team on quality improvement initiatives as well as support the delivery of teaching and training to the team.

Qualifications

Essential criteria:

• A BPS accredited degree in Psychology conferring graduate basis for registration (GBR)
• 2:1 Psychology degree, or higher

Experience

Essential criteria:

• Experience of working as an assistant psychologist or other equivalent recognised work experience.

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of working in a physical health setting or with people with long term health conditions
• Knowledge about the impact of living with diabetes on emotional wellbeing

Further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Lindsey Rouse

Job title: Clinical Psychologist

Email address: [email protected]

Telephone number: 0300 019 4610