Assistant Psychologist

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

1 permanent post & 1 fixed term post (12 months).

We have an exciting opportunity for two assistant psychologists to join our neurodiversity team.

It is an exciting time to come and work in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin's Children, Young People and Families Services. We have received additional investment to improve the support available. As a result, we are pleased to be able to advertise a number of new roles both substantive and fixed-term posts. We can welcome clinicians who want to work in Children's Mental Health Services. Where people are interested and passionate about working with children but have identified additional training, we may be able to train staff to develop the appropriate skills.

Our Neurodiversity team provides diagnostic assessments and support to children with autism and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The role of the assistant psychologist is to work under the supervision of the Clinical Psychologist, to assist in conducting assessments, providing support to children and their families whilst they wait or post-diagnostically, and to help develop appropriate psychological interventions.

Main duties of the job

• Working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues in the BeeU Neurodiversity team under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist to deliver a clinical service to children and young people with Neurodiversity, and their families.
• Carrying out agreed interventions with the aim of improving a child or young person's quality of life, ability to access their community and engage in the things they enjoy.
• Providing regular contact with families waiting to be seen by the Neurodiversity team, and ensuring that the service is aware of and monitoring any risks appropriately.
• Providing support to qualified psychologists in delivering assessments and psychological support to the young people and their families awaiting assessment or requiring support within the neurodiversity services.
• Supporting with additional clinical administration, for example, producing materials for use by families or young people.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role.

Person Specification

Qualification

• A First or Upper Second honours degree in psychology OR a lower class with a post-graduate qualification e.g., Masters degree
• GCSEs including English and Maths
• Additional training courses in young people's mental health
• Additional training in ADOS, ADI-R or Connors

Experience

• Experience of supporting vulnerable individuals
• Experience of working in a busy and fast-paced environment
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Experience of administering the ADI, ADOS or Connors under the supervision of a qualified psychologist
• Previous experience of working as an Assistant Psychologist
• Experience of working with children and young people who are neurodiverse

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust